Macbeth
Macbeth is one of the greatest tragedy themed plays by William Shakespeare. One of the main themes of Macbeth is that Ambition does not stop once you start thinking about it.
Firstly, having very high Ambition jolts Macbeth to go beyond being the Thane of Cawdor. This is proven when Macbeth says, “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs” (1.3.138-140). While saying this, Macbeth is basically stating that the act of killing King Duncan has crossed his mind even though it makes his hair stand on the end and his heart pound inside his chest. Macbeth says this after he receives the title of the Thane of Cawdor. This suggests that he will not stop at being just a Thane. When Macbeth says, “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires: the eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see” he expresses his angry and feels ashamed because he is not named heir to the throne by King Duncan (1.4.50-55). “Stars, hide your fires” states that Macbeth wants to cloak his true intensions by being cloaked in darkness. “The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see” foreshadows that Macbeth is soon going to commit something he rather not be able to see. It has been shown through these quotations that ambition leads Macbeth to go beyond his limit.
Finally, Macbeth is ruthlessly planning for his future unaware if what it has in store is a good or bad thing due to the amount of confidence and ambition he has gained since the beginning of the play. This is displayed when he states, “From this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand” (4.1.152-154). When saying this, Macbeth vows to act upon instinct from then onwards. This is one of the ways Macbeth is
Firstly, having very high Ambition jolts Macbeth to go beyond being the Thane of Cawdor. This is proven when Macbeth says, “If good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs” (1.3.138-140). While saying this, Macbeth is basically stating that the act of killing King Duncan has crossed his mind even though it makes his hair stand on the end and his heart pound inside his chest. Macbeth says this after he receives the title of the Thane of Cawdor. This suggests that he will not stop at being just a Thane. When Macbeth says, “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires: the eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see” he expresses his angry and feels ashamed because he is not named heir to the throne by King Duncan (1.4.50-55). “Stars, hide your fires” states that Macbeth wants to cloak his true intensions by being cloaked in darkness. “The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see” foreshadows that Macbeth is soon going to commit something he rather not be able to see. It has been shown through these quotations that ambition leads Macbeth to go beyond his limit.
Finally, Macbeth is ruthlessly planning for his future unaware if what it has in store is a good or bad thing due to the amount of confidence and ambition he has gained since the beginning of the play. This is displayed when he states, “From this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand” (4.1.152-154). When saying this, Macbeth vows to act upon instinct from then onwards. This is one of the ways Macbeth is