Greed And Self-Destruction In Shakespeare's Macbeth

Greed is a powerful obstacle that impedes a man from obtaining his true desires. Ambition must be controlled in order to prevent self-destruction. The motive, “by all means necessary”, consist of self-destructive ambition. Once preying on others becomes effortless or pointless you can only prey upon yourself. Overeagerness and equivocation is the affliction possessed in Macbeth’s self-destructed conscience. Eventually, the destruction can lead to confusion and suicide. In Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”, Macbeth is told a prophecy by three witches revealing that he would be King of Scotland. In order for the ambitious Macbeth to take the throne, he must use the influence of his wife to murder King Duncan. Ultimately, Macbeth is an equivocator

In other words, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. For example, Macbeth equivocates his rationale for killing King Duncan by deciding whether or not it is acceptable. The guilt of murdering King Duncan haunts Macbeth’s conscience which in return disallows him to play his role as king. Ironically, Macbeth is seen as not fit to play the role of a equivocating murderer. Also, Lady Macbeth’s death (suicide), leaves him angry, yet still living above fear. However, he steadily begins to question the duration of the life he was promised by the witches and why he won’t be able to live that life entirely. He cannot mourn his wife’s death because his “yesterday” won’t allow him. Plus, he isn’t focused on her death as much as he is focused on the well-being of the castle. Even though “yesterday” and “tomorrow” won’t exist without the each other, Macbeth makes the decisions of “yesterday” the most significant point in time. Time in it’s entirety symbolizes how Macbeth is not rightfully meant to be king. Furthermore, Macbeth’s role cannot be played by him because he doesn’t possess the heartlessness of the witches. Death is the end of time and Macbeth is starting to stare his last days in the eye. In spite of our past supposedly enlightening our future, Macbeth’s role summons to contest that all we do in our lives lead to our

Additionally, he believes her misdeeds have finally caught up to her. In the play, darkness symbolizes death or anything bad that can occur. In a dark room, once a candle is lit, the light from the candle is momentarily illuminating the room which allows one to see their surroundings. The flame makes a shadow that makes us the center of attention in a room. Shadows are big, bold, and surrounded by darkness. Quite like our natural notion that our desires and aspirations are most important. Life is the self-important shadow that is ultimately insignificant, insecure, and harmful. In the conscience of Macbeth there is a substantial amount of duality as it relates to quilt, a portion of uneasiness and suicidal thoughts. The guilt he possesses fuels his self-esteem while diminishing his meekness. Uncertainty is a form of fear which becomes a force that has driven his invincibility, yet challenges his sense of invulnerability. He wishes his life would end because existence is meaningless to him. Sorrowing in his pity, he questions whether or not being King of Scotland is truly meant to be good or truly meant to be bad. Macbeth realizes that his desire to be King of Scotland may not be well worth the pain, yet he deeply desires the royalty. Also, he realizes that his desire to be King of Scotland may be well worth it, yet he is afraid of being murder