Higher Themes Ambition and power Macbeth introduces us to the savage and superstitious world of medieval, feudal Scotland. However, some of the themes that Shakespeare highlights are still ...

Lady Macbeth knows that she can use his ambition to manipulate him. At first, Macbeth is unsure if they should murder King Duncan. However, his ambition allows him to be persuaded.

Macbeth has captured our fears and nightmares for years. The crucial themes of excessive ambition, kingship, guilt and many more can tell an important message that people try to figure out to this ...

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a timeless tragedy that explores the destructive nature of ambition, power, and guilt. The play follows the rise and fall of Macbeth, a once-valiant Scottish ...

His Macbeth does at times fall into that all-too-common trap of Shakespeare: more concerned with cleverly — or, in this case, gorgeously — playing with well-known themes than actually making ...

William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Macbeth. Directed by Rupert Goold. Staring Patrick Stewart, Suzanne Burden and others. Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Ave., London. In three decades, roughly from ...