Macbeth’s “Vaulting Ambition”

Macbeth’s “Vaulting Ambition” Puts Him in an Evil Frame of Mind A favorable character trait, when carried to the point of obsession, can often have disastrous effects. William Shakespeare particularly highlights this idea in his tragedy Macbeth. Macbeth’s actions are the result of his own ambitions to be king. Macbeth’s reaction to the witches’ prophecies is one example of his ambition to be king. Macbeth is told he will become Thane of …

…Malcolm, on the throne. Macduff comes with an army to kill Macbeth. Evil has finally resulted from Macbeth’s ruthless ambition. In the tragedy Macbeth, William Shakespeare has shown that Macbeths’ actions are the result of his own ambitions to be king. Works Cited Bloom, Harold ed.Macbeth. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1987. Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Ed. Sidney Lamb. Lincoln: Cliff Notes, 1964. Wright, Louis B. & Virginia A. Lamar eds. Macbeth. New York: Simon & Schuster Inc, 1959.