Ambition In Macbeth

In the olden days, determining who would be King was never a problem. Kings were always the male descendants of the first man in line. Once there were no sons left, it would go along the lines of uncles, brothers, cousins, etc. Macbeth’s cousin, Duncan, was King at this time. Duncan was loved and supported by everyone, including his two sons. Duncan and Macbeth were cousins. Ambitious Macbeth wanted Duncan’s position so bad, he went and committed crimes that could never be forgotten or forgiven. One night, Duncan’s cousin Macbeth, along with his wife Lady Macbeth took action & killed Duncan in his sleep. Lady Macbeth planned the brutal murder but took no part in it. Once the word had reached Donalbain and Malcolm, Duncan’s sons, they both

It is tragic because Macbeth and Duncan are cousins and it is depressing that someone would kill their own bloodline. In their times, being King was all about the order of heredity. Duncan was in line to be King, so Macbeth kills him because of his vaulting ambition. The family was everything back then. You depended on your family for everything. “Macbeth’s thoughts were full of dark ambition.” Macbeth was also working for Duncan. If you are brave enough to kill you, King, the man you are working for and your cousin you are very tragic. But both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth pay for all the devilish deeds they commit in the play. In Wuthering Heights, the mood is also tragic. The tone is of Wuthering Heights is also tragic. It is tragic because Heathcliff feels the need to literally fight for Catherine’s love and to plot and seek revenge on everyone who made his childhood ‘hell’. “So, from the very beginning, he bred bad feeling in the house; and at Mrs. Earnshaw's death, which happened in less than two years after, the young master had learned to regard his father as an oppressor rather than a friend, and Heathcliff as a usurper of his parent's affections and his privileges; and he grew bitter with brooding over these injuries.”(Bronte Pg