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Macbeth: Ambition is Root of All Evil

It is said that ambition is the key to success. In the case of Shakespeare's

Macbeth, it is the key to his downfall. He is presented with the ambition by

the supernatural power of the witches. Lady Macbeth, his wife, then pushes the

ambition. After the murdering of Duncan, Macbeth has gained enough ambition

himself to cause his own destruction. We can see a clear building of desire

throughout the play.

Macbeth is first introduced to the limits of his power and his ambitions by the

witches, who greet him with three titles: Thane of Glamis, which Macbeth is

fully aware of; Thane of Cawdor, which is true at this point, but which

Macbeth has not been told of; and King, which has not yet become true. The

witches are the ones who plant the actual idea of killing Duncan into Macbeth's

mind. It must first be understood that in the Elizabethan Age, the witches

would have been taken very......

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