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In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1603 and 1607, the shortest tragedy the Shakespeare had even wrote. both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth were motivated by ambition and greed for royalty and greatness, this was the start for committing the murders. After they experienced guilt, and Macbeth found out that he was never going to be in the same lineage of the kings, it was all pointless.

During the beginning of the play Macbeth was very hesitant about committing the murders. Lady Macbeth was superstitious about Macbeth's kindness, and being good-hearted that he might change his mind.

Lady Macbeth's ambition is motivated by self-denial, while Macbeth's is a selfish kind.

Macbeth is cautious and somewhat suspicious of the witches. Then starts to believe them after he is hailed Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is surprised but doesn't consider killing Duncan until lady Macbeth talks to him about it. When the time comes to execute the plan to kill Duncan he tries to back out. He dreaded the deed so much that he started to have hallucination and beings to see a floating dagger in front of him. At the end of the play Macbeth's starts to over-rule Lady Macbeth in ambition, insanity, and strength. Hiring people to kill one of his closest friends, Banquo and his son Fleance, being afraid that the prophecy that Banquo's children shall be kings. Like in the play the three witch says "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none"(Act 1, Scene 3, Line 67). Claiming that Banqou will father kings, but letting him not be able the become king. By hiring people he thing think that he will not that to worry about the prophecy, but when the hit man come back to bring him the new of Banqou's death

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