Vaulting Ambition In Macbeth

You reap what you sow, as they would say. Macbeth is an ambitious man; he probably is too ambitious for his own good. He made immoral decisions like killing AlNesseyan 4 King Duncan, all because of the idea of being king himself. His greed and ambitions was ultimately the cause of his death. In conclusion Macbeth’s downfall was caused by a combination of people namely; The Witches, King Duncan, Macduff, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth

William Shakespeare’s works are known for “life, love, death, revenge, grief, jealousy, murder, magic, and mystery.” (www.bbc.co.uk)  Most of these topics are covered in one of Shakespeare’s most famous works, Macbeth. Macbeth tells of a Scottish general, named Macbeth, who receives prophecies from 3 witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. After hearing the prophecies, he tells his wife, Lady Macbeth, and together they take action. His wife persuades him to murder King Duncan and take the throne. He does so and this leads to him having regret and not a happy ending for himself.

A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. Macbeth and Creon are two different characters from two different plays, both are consider to be tragic heroes. Macbeth is a character from the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare where a thane and general is driven by ambition kills and destroys people to obtain what he wants and wont stop until he is king. and Creon a character in the play by Antigone by Sophocles who his stubbornness leads his entire family to kill them selves leaving him alone in the world. Macbeth and Creon are both tragic heroes.

The first time Macbeth met the witches one thing they said to Banquo was that his son will rule the world in the fear that someone will take his kingship he tried to kill Banquo’s son. Most of the characters who were killed in the play died off stage and Macbeth was killed on stage this shows that due to his evilness and the crimes he committed Shakespeare showed that this is what will happen to you and too much ambition is not a good

Macbeth goes on to commit many murders throughout the play, but to what extent were these murders a result of Macbeth’s ‘Vaulting Ambition’? The phrase ‘vaulting ambition’ comes from Act I, Scene VII, from Macbeth’s soliloquy. He attempts to rationalize his future actions – committing regicide and assassinating King Duncan. To a Stuart audience like the one the play was first performed to, regicide was the worst crime a person could commit. This is a result of the belief in the Divine Right of Kings.

In the play The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is a character full with complex emotions and revenge that confronts the readers or audience with his scenes of violence. Hamlet acts of violence is the plays way to push the play to its climax and to contribute the hidden meaning of the play. In act four, Hamlet lets his true internal emotions that has built up about his mother affair with his uncle, with so much rage Hamlet kills polonius in cold blood without even thinking, this scene contributes to the play because it show how Hamlet rage for revenge for his father has turned into real madness that will never end well for the characters who intertwine with him. In act 3, Hamlet goes off on Ophelia for crushing his heart and calls her

Macbeth’s first crime consisted of killing both the king and his guards. Next, he sends murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance. Although the murderers were directly responsible for killing Banquo, Macbeth is the true culprit for his loss of life. Macbeth’s guilt continues to haunt him and even takes the shape of Banquo’s ghost. At a dinner party that Macbeth is hosting, his guilty conscience catches up with him when he begins arguing with Banquo’s ghost.

The prophecies of the witches, and later the apparitions, encourage Macbeth to murder his friend, Banquo, because his sons were destined to become future kings. When Macduff hears of Macbeth’s tyranny, Macduff kills Macbeth and take away his power. The power of the witches cause Macbeth to murder many of the characters to get what he desires, which results in Macbeth’s own death. Throughout

Sympathy for Macbeth A tragedy is a piece of dramatic writing that entails the downfall of the main character. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is the story of a valiant thane, Macbeth, who murders his king with the belief that the throne is his destiny. Naturally, his horrid actions subject him to much abhorrence. However, despite his corrupt mindset, the reader pities Macbeth. Through keen use of action, soliloquy, and dialogue, Shakespeare causes any audience to react sympathetically to Macbeth’s negative attributes and perhaps even relate.

It is human nature to desire something whether it be an occupation or to have power over others. When this desire becomes blind and consumes your thoughts it can have the power to corrupt an individual. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare conveys the message of how blind ambition can corrupt humanity. Shakespeare narrates the story of Macbeth a Nobel and honourable soldier who is very ambitious towards his king Duncan till he comes across three witches who prophecies that “he shalt become king here after” and catalyse his ambition of becoming powerful. Macbeth being persuaded by his wife decides to murder his loyal king to fulfil his want of becoming king.