<Tab/>Ambition and masculinity in MacBeth illuminate MacBeth's thirst for the crown, and how his wish to preserve his manhood inhibit his actions making many question his masculinity due to his indecision. Constantly defending his masculinity to his wife, MacBeth actually commits more unhonorable acts in an attempt to protect his ideal of being a man. <Tab/>Shakespeare's detail in MacBeth show how MacBeth thought that his …showed first 75 words of 1020 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1020 total…gain power we must forsake what we hold dear and we question if it is worth it. MacBeth lost everything he held dear in his pursuit of power, from his wife to his own self-image of being a man one of the most important things he had. Shakespeare shows us the folly of craving power, and the pointlessness of attempting to gain it through "unmanly efforts." We truly begin to question the pursuit of power.