Why Macbeth Was A Tragedy. (Shakespeare) This essay describes the main aspects of macbeths downfall due to his excessive ambition.

The play Macbeth can leave us with a very strong sense of helplessness. The character MacBeth is convinced that when he is hit by bad times that he is a victim of fate and that he has no control over the occurrences in his world. The purpose of this essay is to prove to the reader that MacBeth is a victim of ambition and greed not of the will of otherworldly beings. Many things contributed …

…yet despite this, MacBeth was prey to his own lust for power and is after all is said and done responsible for his own actions. A bank robber cannot justify his actions as destiny and be acquitted. He or she was not ordained by the gods to rob a bank but willfully took part in an illegal operation. The same can be said of MacBeth and he discovered the price of greed and unbridled ambition.