Macbeth Lit. Analysis
Macbeth’s Representation of Ambition
From top to bottom of the ladder, greed is aroused without knowing where to find ultimate foothold. Nothing can calm it, since its goal is far beyond all it can attain. Reality seems valueless by comparison with the dreams of fevered imaginations; reality is therefor abandoned. "Many have dreamed up republics and principalities that have never in truth been known to exist; the gulf between how one should live and how one does live is so wide that a man who neglects what is actually done for what should be done learns the way to self destruction rather than self-preservation." Italian political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) states ...
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rivals to the throne with his wife. As a result of his ruthless quest for power leads him to his fate. Erich Fromm (1900-1980), a psychologist once stated "greed is a bottomless pit which haunts man in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. He who comes along greed is condemned to this bottomless pit." Shakespeare demonstrates that greed that harms others, destroys the holder: mentally and morally, and eventually leads to ones ultimate destruction.
When man is driven by greed to achieving their goal, they are stripped away of their morals and ethics. Macbeth is fighting a war, a deadly game where man takes advantage of others to win and claim the title of king. "if it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well it were done quickly. If the assassination could trammel up the consequence, and catch, with the surcease, success; that but this blow might be the be-all and the end-all here, but here, upon this bank and shoal of ...
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by Banquo, whose existence is a hinderence towards his fulfillment of the prophecies. "My lord, his (Banquo’s) throat is cut; that I did for him. " (Act III, Scene II) Macbeth deals with this by murdering Banquo. However, this time he does not contemplate over whether or not to murder Banquo but the actions he takes are caprice. By the end of the play, Macbeth does not feel a bit of hesitation to taking the life of another. "Seize upon Fife; give to the edge o’ the sword his wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls that trace him in his line. " (Act IV, SceneI) Greed degrades a man’s morals by blinding him of them, only allowing a narrowed vision of only their ...
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