Besides who would ever suspect them as being the murderers. " Art thou afeared to be the same ion thine own Act and valour as thou art in desire? ... And live a coward in thine own esteem, letting I dare not Wait, wait upon I would, like the poor cat I the adage."... It is Macbeth and Macbeth only who is responsible for his own ambitions. ... Spurred on by is own ambition Macbeth is responsible for his destructive fate. ... However, he is corrupted by evil in the form of three witches and their supernatural prophecies, and by ambition, not so much his own at first but by Lady Macbeth's am...

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Macbeth's "vaulting ambition" leads to him killing King Duncan to secure his own destiny. Macbeth fears his own temptations and the retribution of his own soul, as he mentions "So foul a fair a day I have not seen," (upon his first interaction with the Three Witches) and "stars, hide your fires!" ... He is a good man, but his ambition overtakes him. ... She would "kill her own" child rather than break her word to do so. ... While sleepwalking, Lady Macbeth is aggravated with her own hands. ...

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Macbeth thinks about taking the prophecies into his own hands to become King. ... Even though, he believes Duncan is a good man, his ambitions lead him on to thinking about murdering him anyway. Ultimately he decides against murder as the bad consequences far outweigh the good, as he is afraid he will trip over his own ambitions. ... She also says that she would kill her own baby if she did not keep her own word, unlike Macbeth. ... His ambition seems to overpower his conscience and his innocence. ...

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By the end of the play, his ambition has driven him to commit a series of horrendous acts that, once begun, he is powerless to stop. While the audience is repelled by Macbeth's actions, it also pities him, understanding Macbeth's anguish and knowing how easy it is to fall prey to uncontrolled ambition or greed. ... King Duncan faces not only his own rebellious kinsmen but also an invasion by King Sweno of the Norwegians. ... Her taunting of her husband's weakness, couple with the efficiency of her own plan, convince Macbeth that he should take on the "horrid deed."" ... M...

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His ambition grows and the prospect of becoming king becomes ever more attractive. ... Nevertheless the meeting did occur and the powerful force of ambition was unleashed within Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. ... Hence, leading us to believe that the witches were exploiting the situation for their own evil ends, and are giving Macbeth what he wants to hear because they want to lure Macbeth to harm. ... These thoughts rest in Macbeth's head and his inner ambition begins to develop now knowing that he will achieve his ultimate dream. ... "My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, ...

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Yet increasingly his ambition defeated his good nature. ... When Duncan arrived at Inverness, Macbeth controled his ambition for the time being and did not kill Duncan. ... Macbeth wanted to ensure that he would reach his ambition without problems. ... He said They pluck out mine own eyes!... He now realizes what he has done is against his own morals, knee deep in guilt, and attempts to figure out his problems with his wife. ...

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Many authors and story-tellers have used the forbidden fruit to inspire their own ideas. ... The first part of the Genesis story and the Tragedy of Macbeth, when placed side by side can appear similar because they are both stories of disordered ambition that end horribly. ... By saying these words, Macbeth foreshadows his future self-conflict between his disordered ambition and his morals. ... In his mission to become king, he lets his disordered ambition get the better of him and causes him to become a treacherous traitor. ...

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The second does the same but calls him Thane of Cawdor, a title Macbeth thinks is owned by another person. ... She believes that there is a lack of evil in him to do such a thing, but plenty of ambition to want to be crowned. ... All of the gratitude and thanks towards Macbeth shown by Duncan earlier in the play, now also seem very ironic, because if he is to fulfil his ambition he will have to kill him. ... It starts with Macbeth, on his own, having doubts about what he is about to do. ...

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In Macbeth, Shakespeare develops many themes, such as ambition or the supernatural, which all revolve around the nature of the ever-present evil within the play. ... When he is still hesitant to act, she simply attacks him where it hurts, his courage and manhood: "Art thou afeard/ To be the same in thine own act and valour,/ As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that/ Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life,/ And live a coward in thine own esteem" (I.vii.39-43) and "Infirm of purpose!" ...

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