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How far do you think that Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s ambition near the beginning of the play brings them the rewards they wish for, later in the play? You should refer closely to the words and actions of both characters. Macbeth and his wife are portrayed as cunning and ambitious characters at the beginning of the play, and their ambition allows them to achieve their primary goal of becoming King and Queen. However, …

…meeting his death at Macduff’s hands as a result of his over-ambition. At the start of the play, Macbeth is portrayed as a brave and loyal character, and his wife as dominant but determined. However, by allowing their ambition to suppress their good qualities, they become known as a ‘tyrant’ and ‘his fiend-like queen’. Macbeth’s ambition gains him the throne, but instead he loses love, friendship, respect, and in the end his life.