success stories, however in “Macbeth” by Shakespeare, ambition is what ultimately led to Macbeth’s downfall. His wife, Lady Macbeth, contributed to Macbeth’s political and physical collapse as well as the Three Witches. Although ambition is a quality needed in order to succeed, in Macbeth’s case, it was a key component to his death.
Lady Macbeth was the fuel to Macbeth’s fire. Her ambition to be in power with her husband was reflected in Macbeth. A literary analysis states that “To be the wife is…
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