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Ambition vs. Conscience Throughout the centuries, human beings have always had the need to achieve some things in life such as love, wealth, power, or authority. The ambition of Macbeth was power. In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth was a brave soldier of Scotland and was very loyal to King Duncan. As he returned from a battle with his friend Banquo, three witches hailed him as Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and in the …

…he blames them for his failure to become and remain King (Costa). Throughout The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth’s desire was to become King, even if it meant harming or killing people in front of him. He and Lady Macbeth went through several obstacles with their conscience getting in their way. Their ambition for Macbeth to become King led to many horrible deaths and in the end Macbeth and Lady Macbeth died with guilty consciences.