Very few treasures survive through the ages and are immortalized as something so influential that it still affects us today. Macbeth, a play written by William Shakespeare in 1606 and is one of those few treasures that has left its mark in history as one of the most famous plays of all time. This remarkable play was written for James VI of Scotland, who ascended the English throne in 1603. As a result of the relationship between James VI and Shakespeare, Shakespeare wrote Macbeth for James VI. The play centers on the main character, Macbeth, who is a Scottish general consumed by his ambitions to become king after hearing a prophecy from the witches that he will succeed to the throne. Blinded by his ambition to become king, Macbeth becomes a tragic hero and commits nefarious acts that will lead to his own downfall. Macbeth is a lesson that demonstrates how every action, regardless of evil or good, will result in a reaction that is right. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth, who is already the Lord of Glamis, was praised as noble, loyal, and fearless. . After fighting against Norway and the Thane of Cawdor who betrayed the king of Scotland, Duncan, Macbeth is rewarded with the title Thane of Cawdor while the previous Thane of Cawdor was to be executed due to his betrayal. "No more than Thane of Cawdor will deceive our innermost interests: go declare his impending death, and with his ancient title bid farewell to Macbeth." (Act I, Scene II, Lines 63-65) Already in the first act the audience gets the idea of ​​how the world in Macbeth is a just world. Those who are loyal will be rewarded, and those who betray or commit heinous acts will be punished. The play teaches the audience that if you betray the king and act… middle of paper… easily corrupted by ambition, which leads to the pitiful downfall of the main character. All tragic heroes have an Achilles' heel, a flaw so obvious to the audience that it will devastate and mar everything the character stood for. "My soul is already too full of your blood." – Macbeth (Act V, Scene VIII, Lines 4-5) Moments before Macbeth is killed by Macduff, Macbeth explains how the deaths of so many people are in his hands. Macbeth secures his position as king by eliminating everyone who poses a threat to him, however, because he had been so impulsive he never realized that the greatest threat to his position as king was himself. The tyrannical ruler caused so much contempt towards Macbeth that everyone wanted Macbeth's head. The second Macbeth killed Duncan, he was destined to die like a cow in the slaughterhouse unaware of what would happen.