<Tab/>Throughout William Shakespeare's enticing play, Macbeth, he explores several extremely interesting themes which perfectly correspond to our everyday lives. One of the most applicable of these many themes is the notion that wealth and power, both of which are created by ambition, are not the most important things to life. Furthermore, William Shakespeare even seems to express that aspirations, when taken to their extremities, can lead one to commit horrible …showed first 75 words of 927 total…

…showed last 75 words of 927 total…these two opposing characters at opposite ends of the spectrum sharing similar qualities exemplifies the notion that all humans hold both greedy and selfish qualities. Intriguingly, because this story, The Merchant of Venice, also was written by the same author as Macbeth, it further be determined that William Shakespeare is trying to express this basic aspect of all human nature - that human ambition leads to selfish and greedy desires. <Tab/>