![]() ![]() His darker side is constantly fuelled by Lady Macbeth and the witches. He realises what is right but he is a slave to his darker side. Macbeth’s life could have been an example of honour and royalty sanctioned by society but he is a deeply ambitious person with a relentless pursuit of power. Duncan, King of Scotland, appointed him as the Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth used to be a loyal person, fighting for his own country. ![]() Lady Macbeth and the witches are only the dim reminders to Macbeth, it is his own obsession with the power which drives his downfall. In a political climate, we get to see minds revealing themselves at the mercy of ambition. Every time the progress of ambition is presented in the play, violence happens. When an obsessively ambitious person is busy in progress, he remains less dangerous. While Macbeth divides himself between his conscience and his much darker side, Lady Macbeth sets herself on the path to break into a world of men without knowing how to do it. Here we can see, how the same lure set by the witches start different kinds of thoughts in different characters. ![]() The ambition which gets into him is actually a discovery of his self-knowledge. The witches plant the driving force of the plot in the mind of Macbeth. The realisations of Macbeth teach us the role of ambition in life. In this play, we notice the consequences of sheltering uncontrolled ambition. The play portrays various levels and dimensions of ambition through its major characters. ![]()
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