William Shakespeare play Macbeth is a tragedy. Macbeth=s ambition and greed for power is his eventual undoing. Macbeth being motivated by his dominating wife will stop at nothing for power. In William Shakespeare=s play Macbeth strong character contrasts develop within the play between Macbeth, Banquo, Macduff and Lady Macbeth. Macbeth and Banquo, are the same in some ways, but different in many others. Banquo possessing some of the same character traits as Macbeth, …showed first 75 words of 1170 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1170 total…agrees to the murder of Duncan. Lady Macbeth informs Macbeth that she will get the Duncan’s guards drunk, leaving opportunity for Macbeth to kill Duncan. William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is a tragedy. Macbeth’s ambition is his tragic flaw, and that is his undoing. Macbeth, being motivated by his dominating wife will stop at nothing to fulfill his ambition. Throughout the play strong character contrasts develop between Macbeth, Banquo, Macduff and Lady Macbeth.