Life and Death in Macbeth By Dina Zeliger Macbeth treats the subject of ambition, tracing the disintegration of a powerful man who, longing to be more powerful, discards all moral boundaries in his quest for power. This theme raises a sub-theme concerning the value of life and it’s meaning. The play presents two points of view concerning this subject. On one hand, death is somewhat an everyday reality and no one really seems to …showed first 75 words of 1021 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1021 total…s death, it is obvious that this time he means what he says. This process of understanding the full meaning of his acts cost him much more than what he had won. Therefore, I think that Macbeth’s key question is what is the price of giving up your morals, and even a more important one – is human society fundamentally amoral? If so, then Macbeth is right, and human life itself is meaningless and tiresome.