Ambition, Violence And Tyranny In Macbeth

Throughout the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare set in the Elizabethan era the play shows key distinctive ideas that are shown throughout the entirety of the play. Although the ideas are foremost explored through the main character Macbeth and how his own key characteristics Ambition, Violence and Tyranny led to his destruction and ultimately his death.

Ambition, considered Macbeths biggest downfall and most widely known as one of the strongest points in Macbeth. From the moment Macbeth met the three witches and discovered his prophecy he went out of his way to achieve power and become king. Macbeth couldn't overcome his overly disorderly ambition leading him to kill king Duncan early on in the play to reach the title as king and Is the one at fault and to conceal his act he and his wife acted in shock and tried to help find the "real culprit" by acting as if this deed was not done by him while pretending to be

Tyranny lead by Macbeths ambition is seen in the play by his underlying craving of power, taking advantage of his positions to further himself by being cruel to his fellow society. Macbeth being the main expresser of tyranny throughout the play with his constant need to put himself ahead, we see this when Macbeth takes it far enough to murdering Macduff's defenseless and harmless family and by crossing that line "wife, his babes and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line." Which we learn that is not only Macduff's family but his servants and "all that could be found" at his castle are murdered. Under Macbeths ruling Scotland has become a dark place where good men "expire before the flowers in their caps." Macbeths tyranny leads to the evils of civil war and foreign invasion. Macbeths key need for being a ruler leads to his cruel ways and downfall by preforming malicious acts that are extremely unjust while also being extremely