Blind Ambition In Macbeth

Throughout the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the reasoning of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is completely subverted and undermined by their insatiable ambition. Macbeth was at first reasonable enough to keep his ambition in check, however it eventually became to strong for even Macbeth and therefor over powered him. To the contrary, Lady Macbeth was overcome by her ambition from the very beginning. Reasoning was abandoned after the decision to kill Duncan was made. At that point we see no serious questioning of the motives of the three witches when they told their cunning and misleading predictions. Macbeth even went as far as to ask for their advise a second time - this second time would of course lead to his downfall. The decision to

Ambition is often the driving force in one’s life. It can have an extremely dominant impact on not only yourself, but also many people in your surroundings. You have the ability to control if the outcomes either have a lasting negative or positive effect. When a goal requires determination and hard work to complete, personal morals often take a back seat to the aspiration of accomplishing the goal. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, it is clear that like many other great leaders, Macbeth exemplifies the necessary leadership virtue of ambition. Macbeth’s ambition does not just drive him to do great things. It in fact controls him. The playwright explores the idea of how an individual’s ambition can cause them to deceive others, make irrational

In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the theme of Blind Ambition which connects to today’s society. The theme of Blind Ambition connects to society because, in the play Macbeth often goes alone to talk aloud or will ignore what’s going on as he did in the play when the Weird Sisters told him he was gonna be king. “Into the air, and what seemed corporal melted, As breath into the wind. Would they had stayed!” (Macbeth, Line 85). That can compare to today’s society because most people tend not to notice what’s going on around them. For example, most people have no idea what Trump is doing during his presidency because they are focused on ‘more important things in life’.

“...it's true that some of the most terrible things in the works are done by people who think, genuinely think, that they're doing it for the best” (Terry Pratchett). In Shakespeare’s play, The Scottish Play, Macbeth is driven by selfish desires to take his fate into his own hands and go to extremes to obtain the title of King of Scotland. At the start of his pursuit for power his actions are planned and his first murder has real meaning behind it. Next, Macbeth targets the man who will father future kings. Finally, Macbeth becomes so paranoid and overcome with guilt that he has innocent women and children murdered. What starts as selfish ambition can quickly grow into an all consuming force, causing one to abandon one's honor, lose friends

Ambition has been a driving force of humanity since the beginning of time. Emotions have always had a strong influence on humanity, specifically emotions that tend towards the ruin of others and the gain another. Throughout the history of humanity there have been many examples of people abusing their position of power, to gain something they more than likely did not deserve. Whether it be Hitler and his repulsive ascension to becoming chancellor of Germany, or Kim Jong Un’s obsession with obtaining nuclear weapons at the cost of the people, humanities struggle with greed is unceasing. No one better illustrates this unrelenting thirst for power more than Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is a good, brave, and beloved man at the beginning of the play with the end of his latest battle heralding a new title for him. Fate though, seems to have different plans for the good, albeit, ambitious Macbeth. He is told by the 3 weird sisters that he will one day become king. Thus igniting the flame of greed within Macbeth, signaling his descent into madness and the guilt he feels towards the deeds he has done. Lady Macbeth is much the same in the sense that once she knew of Macbeths own ambition, it hatched her own deep seeded desire for the crown as well. However, there various similarities end with the death of Duncan and the way they both deal with the guilt over what they did. In the play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have similarly great ambition, but this intense avarice in the end leads to their ruin in differing ways.

Macbeth's ambition represents a universal human pursuit of power because they will do anything to an extent to obtain power. When people desire something, they will find ways to get it and if power is their desire they will do anything to obtain it even if it’s good or not, and they will not think about the consequences of their action. In Macbeth, he didn't think about the consequence of killing the king until he had done it and he started to become paranoid by hearing things and this represents death and decay because he is haunted for what he did which is killing the king to obtain power. "Whence is that knocking? How is 't with me when every noise appals me? What hands are here? Ha! They pluck out mine eyes." (Act II, Scene II) this quote explains that Macbeth is becoming more paranoid by hearing things that only he can hear after of what he had done to obtain power. People will forget about their conscience and morality if their whole mind is completely covered with their ambition and they can do things

In the case of Macbeth, William Shakespeare presents how his blind ambition gets the worst of him, and eventually results to his failure and death. Throughout the novel, it is shown how Macbeth has three major qualities that drove his blind ambition, which all led to consequences whether it be the loss of friends and family, or the loss of his own moral standards. In attempt to achieve all that is possible, Macbeth tragically lost all he had. Shakespeare effectively portrays the negatives of blind ambition, and how it may lead to one’s downfall. Blind ambition is a consuming quality that can drastically affect one’s life, but it is upon the person to either control it and use ambition for good, or to take advantage of the desire and use it towards one’s own selfish

A large part of William Shakespeare’s genius is attributed to his talent in examining human nature through his works. By weaving certain themes throughout his plays and poems, Shakespeare indirectly projected messages about the inherent fallacies of mankind. Such is the case with Macbeth. As classic literature goes, there are numerous themes found throughout the script. One of the most prevalent (if not the most prevalent) themes is that of blind ambition. It’s justifiable to say that blind ambition is the driving force of the plot. Nearly every major event in Macbeth was instigated, or, at the very least, influenced by various characters’ ambitious tendencies. The characters’ decisions, their influence over other characters, and moral degradation all exemplified the effect that blind ambition had.

Coinciding with the cycle of the tragic hero, Macbeth contains flaws in his character, his most prominent, being his ambition. In Shakespeare's Macbeth the idea of ambition is served as a vice to cause Macbeth’s tragic downfall. Ambition is a dangerous quality that causes those to go against their morals in order to gain power. Macbeth transforms into a self serving tyrant murdering anyone supposedly threatening his position of power or prophesied fate. ‘’I have no spur, To prick the sides of my intent, but only, Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself. And falls on the other.’’ This quote found early on in the play, reveals that Macbeth recognises his ambition as a flaw, yet not one so serious to leads, to his demise. Macbeth’s ambition is strongly influenced by lady Macbeth. “Letting ‘I dare not’ wait upon ‘I would,’ like the poor cat i’ the adage?” This simile expresses Lady Macbeth’s willingness to manipulate her husband to betrayal. She passes her murderous desires to Macbeth, building up his strong nature. Lady Macbeth’s emotive language helps Macbeth’s already present ambition, truly develop into a overpowering force. Foil is again used between Macbeth and Banquo, as well as Duncan and Macduff. Although Banquo, Duncan and Macbeth all aim to be dominant leaders they contrast from Macbeth as they withhold from the urge to let ambition control their decisions. Macbeth lets go of all sort of moral of social recognition allowing ambition to be his leading and most noticeable characteristic. Ambition is the driving element of the play triggering a series of deaths at Macbeth’s expense. He has spiralled so out of control that he is incapable of knowing any other option then to murder repetitively, to cover up his previous treasons. ‘’For mine own good, All causes shall give way. I am in blood, Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o’er.’’ There becomes a time in the play when Macbeth s completely aware of

Ambition is a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. In Williams Shakespeare 's Macbeth the characters Lady Macbeth and Macbeth have a strong desire to ascend the throne and they are determined to do whatever it takes in order to achieve this goal, including deceiving and killing those they are closest to. The zeal of ambition predominately persuades both characters actions in Macbeth. Lady Macbeth portrays how the forces of ambition strike her to instil a powerful drive in her husband, also how she demonstrates an overweening pride and lack of morals in order to reach a goal and lastly how ambition leads Macbeth to betray those cares about most.

Ambition is a strong desire to do something but too much ambition can be a bad thing and cause you to sacrifice the good things in life. William Shakespeare talks about ambition in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s lives in his short play. In William Shakespeare play Macbeth, he uses Lady Macbeth’s murder and guilt-ridden ways to demonstrate that having blind ambition can lead into the dark future. William Shakespeare uses ambition in Macbeth as a way of showing the consequences that come when a person has too much ambition. Macbeth is guilty of being too ambitious.

There is no doubt that Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a moral play as it focuses on the dangers and consequences of blind ambition. Justice is served to Macbeth, but not for the other characters who were murdered by him. Macbeth’s death marks the end of the play and shows that he finally got what he deserved as a result of his greedy, impulsive and prideful personality. As for the other deceased characters, such as Banquo and Duncan, they represent the good morals that Macbeth lacks. Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife, also lacks good morals as well. She has also received justice for being Macbeth’s accomplice, her motivation was driven by her manipulative and power hungry personality. This paper will evaluate the words, actions and thoughts of the Macbeth,

Many Shakespearian dramas, like Macbeth, are inspired by the ancient Greek notion of tragedy and the fall of man; much of which is powered by one’s lust for greater gains. Correspondingly, the play reveals how ambition creates the capability of deteriorating a man’s morality and world. This is presented through the titular character and his “dearest partner of greatness” (P. 23) and the consequences of their actions.

Have you ever done something without hesitation just to achieve some of your goals you are going for? There’s a little something called “Blind Ambition”, and in the story of Macbeth this topic is used a lot throughout the story. The characters would perform disturbing tasks just to get to fulfill their dreams. To maintain these goals they will go to any lengths and appear to be blinded by the drive for power. In Macbeth the theme of blind ambition plays a significant role in the story because it leads to the rise and downfall of Macbeth, corrupted a kingdom, and created bloodshed.

In the beginning, Macbeth is an honorable soldier who is loyal to his king; however, his ambition and desire to become king eventually lead to his tragic downfall. Macbeth makes a mistake when he believes the witches’ prophecy that he will be king. Even though they do not tell him why or how he will become king, all of Macbeth's choices are based on this prophecy and he immediately begins having thoughts of murdering Duncan. Therefore, it is his uncontrollable ambition that eventually leads him to kill the king. Magill says, " He is an ambitious man overpowered by his high aspirations" (3807). Macbeth is, indeed, overpowered by his desire to be king because he plans to murder Duncan. Macbeth says, "To prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself and falls on the other" (1.7.26-28). Macbeth is admitting that ambition is the only motivation he has for murdering Duncan. After he murders Duncan, Macbeth becomes stronger and more dangerous. He begins murdering people who are close to him because they might keep him from becoming the king. Bernad says, "The murderer, having done violence to all that he holds sacred, finds it less violent to repeat the deed" (49-61). Macbeth is willing to do whatever it takes to obtain what he wants. McGrail says, "Ambition prompts the desire to exceed natural and conventional