"Macbeth' by William Shakespeare

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"Macbeth", written by William Shakespeare, is the tragic tale of Macbeth, a virtuous man, corrupted by power and greed. This desire leads him to murder the king but also leads him to insecurity. This paper analyzes his uncontrollable ambition and how these desires take control of his actions which lead to his ruin.

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"Throughout the play, Macbeth's character grows stronger as Lady Macbeth's will regresses. It even gets to where Macbeth will not include his wife in his villainous schemes, where at one time, it was Lady Macbeth who was implementing these schemes in his head in the first place. In a sense, the two characters switch roles. The turning point for Lady Macbeth is when she learns of her husband's slaying of Macduff's family. She realizes that this is all a result of her greed for power, power that led to the corruption of her husband and allowed her to create a monster out of a once, at least, worthy man. In this state, she turns to sleepwalking, which reveals her guilt. "Out, damned spot! Out, I say! One, two. Why, then "tis time to do't... The thane of Fife had a wife. Where is she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean?..." This guilt and paranoia eventually leads to Lady Macbeth's violent death at her own hands."

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