There is a famous Hungarian proverb “When ambition ends, happiness begins”. We might think of ambition as more of a personal thing, but that's not always the case. Many superficial things can get in our way and thwart personal ambition, such as greed for power and power corrupts. It's possible to be so excessive about things that a narrow, personal ambition that not only benefits yourself but others around you will be in danger of disappearing. In Shakespeare's tragic drama Macbeth, there is primarily uncontrolled desire. The show demonstrates what can potentially happen when you pursue power at the expense of everything else. In order for some individuals to achieve such happiness, desperate measures will be taken, and these individuals will realize that an extraordinary imagination to achieve specific goals can prevail over what they believed in the first place to be an undoubted pleasure. The play begins with Macbeth as a pious subject in the company of King Duncan. In the opening act, after returning from battle, Macbeth and his friend Banquo are confronted by three witches. The three witches prophesy to Macbeth that he will become king of Scotland. Banquo is told that his descendants are also tied to the throne. Macbeth draws attention to his wife regarding this revelation and Macbeth's wife, Lady Macbeth, begins to conspire to kill King Duncan in order to take the throne. For Lady Macbeth it is a shortcut to achieving ultimate satisfaction and being Queen of Scots and living a life of leisure. But only after committing the atrocious murder does he realize that it was not the right path to pursue his happiness and instead ends up becoming a very depressed person as opposed to the happy person... middle of paper... ... the witches and that's what poisoned his mind making him believe he was indestructible. He was blinded by ignorance and power, so he never truly thought for himself or seemed to question the witches' predictions. With the death of his wife, Macbeth realizes his isolation from the world and the horrible crimes he has committed, but he also realizes that it was too late to redeem himself. In conclusion, Macbeth's discipline was very suitable for his crime. He starts out as a respectable person and gradually his identity plummets until he loses control and tears himself apart. Amusingly, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, it was generally his own ambition and selfishness to acquire more power that drove him to self-destruction. While having aspirations is a great thing, it's a smart idea not to dive head first into things, otherwise untamed ambition could take you off the deep end..