In Shakespeare’s play, Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth’s ultimate downfall is sealed by his failure to avert his evil temptations, urged by his wife, and their ambition. Macbeth’s unquenchable thirst for power blinds him from seeing the immorality and rashness of his decisions. Macbeth’s prophecy is seemingly impossible for a man of his station, “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.53), however, following his uncanny promotion to Thane of Cawdor, the throne is palpable. After internal debate of whether he should act on the prophecy or wait for the crown to fall upon him, Macbeth is ultimately convinced, “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire and live a coward in thine own esteem” (1.7.43-44),
…show more content…
Contrastly, Lady Macbeth cannot live with her guilt and begins to sleepwalk. Although she was originally the one who urged Macbeth to kill, she is the one who cannot deal with the guilt that it brought. Lady Macbeth's ambition led her to death by her own hands, due her inability to live with her sins. Macbeth, however, is not only is he eager to conduct the murder of his best friend, but he orders to kill every single person in Macduff’s castle, “Seize upon Fife, give to th’ edge o’ th’ sword / His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls” (4.1.171-3). In his thirst for the throne, he is willing to murder innocent men, women, and children. Macbeth’s ambition gives him tunnel-vision and cannot help but give into his temptations. He clearly no longer feels remorse about doing what he justifies as protecting his throne. Shakespeare yet again utilizes irony, displaying how Macbeth’s slaughter of Macduff’s castle truly inspires Macduff to finally kill him. Macbeth attempted to take the final action to put his worries and anxiety to rest, but indirectly led to his own death. Shakespeare emphasizes the tragedy of the inability to deny temptation and vaulting ambition throughout the Macbeths and their
Contrastly, Lady Macbeth cannot live with her guilt and begins to sleepwalk. Although she was originally the one who urged Macbeth to kill, she is the one who cannot deal with the guilt that it brought. Lady Macbeth's ambition led her to death by her own hands, due her inability to live with her sins. Macbeth, however, is not only is he eager to conduct the murder of his best friend, but he orders to kill every single person in Macduff’s castle, “Seize upon Fife, give to th’ edge o’ th’ sword / His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls” (4.1.171-3). In his thirst for the throne, he is willing to murder innocent men, women, and children. Macbeth’s ambition gives him tunnel-vision and cannot help but give into his temptations. He clearly no longer feels remorse about doing what he justifies as protecting his throne. Shakespeare yet again utilizes irony, displaying how Macbeth’s slaughter of Macduff’s castle truly inspires Macduff to finally kill him. Macbeth attempted to take the final action to put his worries and anxiety to rest, but indirectly led to his own death. Shakespeare emphasizes the tragedy of the inability to deny temptation and vaulting ambition throughout the Macbeths and their