Cry of Beloved India

Power has the ability to destroy one's nature. Thus, making one capable to do many things he would not normally do, unless power has been an influence. In Macbeth, a play by William Shakespeare, once Macbeth realizes that he has power, he becomes a person of corruption.
This power he attains allows him to commit many sins in order to become King of Scotland.

Macbeth, with his desire to achieve a particular goal, plans to be the
most powerful person in Scotland. Macbeth fights on Scotland's side and kills Macdonwald.
King Duncan asks to
"go pronounce his present death, and with his former title greet Macbeth" (I.ii.63-65). King Duncan hears of Macbeth's powerful and noble qualities and crowns him the new Thane of Cawdor.
Macbeth kills King Duncan, which leaves an empty spot for a new King.

He has "done the deed" and there is a very loud "noise" (II.ii.19).

He is reassuring himself that he will become very powerful.
Soon Macbeth learns of heirs to the throne who may interfere with his power, and he immediately orders for the death of both Banquo and Fleance.
He tells the hired murderers to "leave no rubs nor botches in the work . . . Fleance, his son . . . is far less material" (III.ii.153-155). With this, he is allowing these undermining and evil ways of his to get the better of him, corrupting his being. Macbeth is so consumed by the thoughts of becoming powerful that he corrupts himself to an even further extent.

Before and after the murder of Duncan, Macbeth is consumed with the thoughts of guilt.

When he tells his wife of the future, she begins to manipulate him into wanting to kill King Duncan.
Yet, Macbeth resists the horrible thoughts and tries to push them out of his mind because "Duncan has always honored him" (I.vii.35).
King Duncan is a very good friend to Macbeth and he feels guilty about his death. Macbeth is growing more and more delirious and wants to get out of the murders. When attending the gathering he tells guests that "[his] dull brain [is] wrought with forgotten things" (I.iii.166-167). He is slowly allowing himself to be eaten alive by such guilt that he even admits to his party attendants. Macbeth goes through with the slaying of Duncan.
His wife tells him to look innocent and to "carry [the daggers] and smear the sleepy grooms with blood" (II.ii.63-64).
His innocence is no longer available, that it is nearly a pawn in his game to be crowned as King of Scotland. While he seems very strong on the outside, very quietly on the inside Macbeth's existence is being thrown about, all from the corruption of the want of power which leads to the feeling of guilt.

Macbeth's ambition allows him to become more involved in the thought of becoming powerful.

He first begins to think of his being King, after the three witches begin to tell him of his fate. When they try to leave, he immediately remarks for them to "stay" and to "tell [him] more" (I.iii.73).

By Macbeth wanting to know of his future plans, he is ambitiously corrupting himself.

Macbeth longs to become King so much so that he will do anything to meet his goal.

Macbeth has "no spur to prick" the outcome of his intent, "but only Vaulting ambition" (III.ii.50-51).
Macbeth's continuous ambition is present in his wanting to have a succession of kings after him. After Macbeth finds out of Banquo and Fleance's escape, he takes no time in moving onto the next victim. His ambition is to "surprise" Macduff with the "edge of the' sword, " but his wife and children, their "unfortunate souls," die instead (IV.i.174-177). Coincidentally, Macduff went to England, rendering his family defenseless at the time of their murder.

Macbeth's thoughts are the first to trigger his corrupt ways. Because Macbeth craves such a power, his soul is eaten away at the thought of becoming King of Scotland. Thus, when he becomes King, he allows himself to deteriorate even more.

Macbeth does suffer from his power, guilt, and ambition until he has died.

It is not the witches, knife, or man that kill Macbeth.

It is his ambition that drove him into Hell.