In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the title character achieves everything he thought he wanted—power, status, and a kingdom—yet his life spirals into despair. In the end, Macbeth laments that life is “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” His relentless ambition, disconnected from moral grounding or love, leaves him isolated and …
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