Author: Christopher

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays about the courage, cowardess and ambition of one man . This play shows how because of the ambitions Macbeth possess he can be manipulated to great lengths .His wife Lady Macbeth plays a big part in Macbeth’s ambitions by whispering ‘poisonous’ words in her husbands ear turning him into a tyrant, the three other manipulative characters in this play are the three witches, who fill Macbeth’s head with the twisted desires. The play Macbeth is based on old Scotland and this is used as the general setting for this play during time the monarchy was in place and Scotland and Wales at war this is how Macbeth is entered into the story as a general in a Scottish army

Ambition can be described as a desire and striving towards an achievement in this case William Shakespeare has put  ambition into the same circumstance where many people may have felt to the same way Macbeth did, so in this case killing a  people close to you to become king of Scotland.
People could relate to the ambition of Macbeth which led him to getting what he wanted regardless of the possible consequences.

Power and ‘ambition’ caused chaos and corruption. in this case lady Macbeth is a good example she found her confidence decrease in this play because of corruption , ambition corrupted her she wanted to have power and to be heard by the dominant males figures around her which made her more even more persistent with her manipulation over Macbeth. she managed to turn Macbeth into a single-minded murderer, Macbeth takes it upon himself to kill Banquo and Macduff’s family, she suffers a breakdown, plagued by guilt.  When she sleepwalker (Act 5 scene 1), she rubs her hands, trying to get the blood off. the water didn’t wash the guilt away,(a metaphorical guilt)

When a person is living in the Shadow of someone else who is more successful that lesser person becomes jealous of the person with everything which can drive ambition but this scenario was King Duncan the superior and Macbeth as the inferior this pushed Macbeth’s envious ambitions further taking him to new heights of wants and needs.

Macbeth had a leadership quality about him that overwhelmed him and took over other parts of his character that started in the beginning of the play who was a good soldier and a loyal companion to his Best friends and his king, king Duncan and Banquo fellow soldier who he had assassinated. While his ambition grows over the course of the play, it exists prior to his hearing of the prophecy of the witches. Given that he is a renowned soldier, Macbeth is known by others, who tell Duncan of his great deeds. It takes some ambition to do what Macbeth has done (at this point in the play).

Given Macbeth’s ambition has brought about the death of many, it is of no surprise that it will bring death to him as well. Essentially, if Macbeth would have allowed “chance to crown him,” his ambition would not have grown and lead to his own death. In the play of “Macbeth”, Shakespeare gradually and effectively deepens our understanding of the themes and most importantly the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The main theme of Macbeth is ambition, and how it compels the main characters to pursue it. The antagonists of the play are the three witches, who symbolise the theme appearance and reality. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relation is an irony throughout the play, as most of their relation is based on greed and power. This is different from most of Shakespeare’s other plays, which are mostly based on romance and trust however Macbeth didn’t trust his wife lady Macbeth at first because his wife’s character was devious and determined