The thematic importance of ambition is revealed throughout MacBeth in a manner that is not always instantly visually evident to a conscientious reader. Although it is responsible for MacBeth’s rise to power, his “vaulting ambition” is also to blame for MacBeth’s tragic downfall. MacBeth would not have been able to achieve his power as King of Scotland, or have been able to carry out his evil deeds, if it was not for his …showed first 75 words of 690 total…

…showed last 75 words of 690 total…he lacks love, devotion, honour, or trust, the result of these shortcomings is catastrophic and heartrending. How could a man with such great potential to positively impact the lives of countless lives around him, err in such a way that brings a whole country into disrepute? “Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion toward men and toward objective things”. - Albert Einstein