Macbeth essay. Wrecked by Ambition

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Aniqa Aslam

Macbeth: Wrecked by Ambition

"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare is a tragic play which tells the terrible tale of a once powerful and respected general who is brought down by his own malicious ambition.

The main character, Macbeth, who was once the envy of many, becomes immoral due to a yearning for power which drives him to commit despicable misdemeanours against his own people.

Shakespeare brilliantly portrays how the predominant character is intensively guilt-ridden by his own exploits, then adapts slaughtering paranoia before he resigns from his life altogether. Meanwhile, Macbeth's deeds, driven by his longings and ambition, have caused others to despise him.

Before Macbeth's reckless ambition begins to control his actions, he is thought of as a ruthless, heroic, yet noble soldier. In the early scenes of act one, King Duncan hears highly of Macbeth's performance on the bloody battlefield, where he massacred a Scottish traitor venturously. Due to the praises of the Captain, the reader already has a vivid idea of how respected and esteemed Macbeth is at the start of the play. The wounded Captain even says;

"For brave Macbeth - well he deserves that name - disdained fortune,