Part one of term paper
It is said that ambition is the key to success. In the case of Shakespeare's Macbeth, it is the key to his downfall. He is presented with the ambition by the supernatural power of the witches. Lady Macbeth, his wife, then pushes the ambition. After the murdering of Duncan, Macbeth has gained enough ambition himself to cause his own destru ...

Part two of term paper
... King, which has not yet become true. The witches are the ones who plant the actual idea of killing Duncan into Macbeth's mind. It must first be understood that in the Elizabethan Age, the witches would have been taken very seriously, and that witchcraft was a part of their culture. King James even wrote a book on the subject. Shakespeare foreshadows Macbeth's corruption through his meeting with these three witches. (I,iii). His thoughts are compared to Banquo's, whose morality, it seems, will no ...