Ambition Essay

Duncan’s murder. In this instance the audience knows Macbeth plans to kill Duncan while he sleeps, whereas the rest of the characters believe he is merely casting an amiable visit to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth justify their ambition to kill Duncan because they believe their power will bring them happiness. Ironically, once Duncan is dead, Macbeth feels entitled to kill more people to sustain his power which prompts him getting beheaded which is ultimately the loss of…

literary depiction of life and its moral dilemmas compel us to use our conscience, to make those infallible distinctions between right and wrong. When an individual is motivated to commit evil in the name of his ambitions, he not only will lose…

After became the Emperor, Zhu Di ‘s ambition towards establishing a Chinese presence and enforce Chinese influence over the Indian Ocean trade became his lifelong ambition. Within the next three decades, the Yongle Emperor ordered the construction of the treasure fleet, as it would come to be known and placed his trusted eunuch, Zheng He as his Chief Commander of the fleet. Over the next years, Zheng He and the treasure fleet conducted seven legendary voyages from 1405 – 1433 that brought him…

“With enough determination, any bloody idiot can get up this hill, the trick is to get back down alive.” This quote from Jon Krakauer captures the gripping story of Into Thin Air which summarizes Jon’s emotional and physical journey while climbing the tallest mountain in the world. Through extensive climbing and note-taking Jon is able to share his experiences and tell a riveting story about his life or death experience from the perspective of a reporter which provides an amazing point of view…

Power can influence individuals, because it can cause someone to become power hungry and treat having power as the ultimate thing in life. On the other side people with power can be influenced to become arrogant and abuse their power and use it in a negative way. In the beginning of Macbeth, Macbeth was not looking for the throne until he was influenced by the witches that he should be king. This led Macbeth to become power hungry and eventually kill King Duncan and take the Scottish Throne.…

This song was chosen for the album because of how well it describes the theme of the play. The theme of the play is, "vaulting ambition leads to unchecked morals, destruction, and death." This song is called "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." The theme of the play revolves around the fact that Macbeth cannot be satisfied, he is greedy and just wants more and more, until it ultimately ruins him. The song is about social isolation, and how it affects you. When you distance yourself from society's…

hardship as many in Rome see his rising to the throne as a dangerous threat for the fate of their country. The death of Ernst Rohm in Germany, which leads to Hitler’s rise in power can be related to the assassination of Julius Caesar because of their ambition and the jealousy of others around them. The power men acquire may lead them to accomplish great things or it can lead to their undoing.…

Elon Musk- The Eventual Martian Since the dawn of time, man has been on a quest to seek knowledge and to extend our years of life as individuals and as a species. One individual has shown that through massive intellect and ambition that anybody can achieve greatly. Elon Musk was born in South Africa with not much to do. He created his own video game and sold it at the age of twelve for quite a lump sum of money, and since then he was on the path to become the richest man on earth. He half…

morality. Machiavelli’s primary interest is in the end justifying the means and how the ambition for power can be achieved and maintained, thus leaving little room for questions of morality. The distinctive quality of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is the play’s focus on the complex moral question of what would drive a good man to commit an evil act, believing he was doing it not for his own ambition but to curb the ambition of another. The reading of these two texts in relation to each other thus…

that aids in Macbeth’s downfall, is his own ambition. After hearing the witch’s prophecies, Macbeth’s desire to become more powerful is awakened, causing…