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Macbeth - Ambition

Macbeth's long journey towards possessing the throne travels through many high hurdles. The first hurdle, which is a sign for further hurdles, is the murder of Duncan the king. The build-up to the killing of Duncan begins with the witches prophesying that Macbeth will be king. Macbeth wants to fulfil this prophecy due to his high ambitions. However, the prophecy is fulfilled only because Lady Macbeth leads her husband through the barriers. It is Macbeth's wife who causes the death of Duncan.



Lady Macbeth acts as Macbeth's superior while the murder of Duncan occurs. Lady Macbeth has high ambitions for her husband. She understands that Macbeth has a lust for the throne. However, she fears that her husband would have trouble when attempting to murder Duncan and covet the throne because she regards Macbeth as "full o' the milk of human kindness". Since Lady Macbeth knows that her husband would never be able to perform such a task, she decides to control the procedures of the......


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