Consequences Of Ambition In Macbeth

Often times, people set goals for themselves to accomplish. These goals create great desire and ambition which fuels all action. However, when the ambition in question becomes uncontrollable, the outcome can be negative. The excessive and uncontrollable ambition of Macbeth, the brave warrior in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, leads to his downfall. This uncontrollable desire for power leads Macbeth to lose his morality, identity and his friends and family. With little care for the journey, Macbeth neglected all consequences which leads him to his death.

To start, Macbeth’s overwhelming ambition leads him to become immortal. In the beginning, when Lady Macbeth, his manipulative wife, tries to convince him to kill the beloved king, Duncan,