Shakespeare presents the theme of ambition in his play 'Macbeth'. It is a main theme that was presented to show the unchecked ambition in Macbeth himself. Ambition was shown to foreshadow the inevitable hamartia of Macbeth or the restoring of the Divine right of Kings. A key point where Shakespeare presents ambition is early in the play in Macbeth himself. He says that if he indulges too much in ambition then he will eventually experience a downfall. "vaulting ambition, which o'rleaps itself and falls on th'other." Here, Macbeth is saying that if ambition is given power to the point where it can 'o'rleap' and 'vault' then it will fall right back down. The use of personification given to a word, ambition gives it power from being a term that describes determination, to a powerful being who can deceive people into being greedy for power. Macbeth knew his potential hamartia until the point where he allowed ambition to rule him and transform him into a greedy king. Shakespeare here has presented ambition as an evil creature who can take control over people's minds to make them unchecked or uncontrollable. Shakespeare also presents ambition in Lady Macbeth as she pushes Macbeth to commit regicide even though they were both determined to get kingship. "Glamis, thou art; and Cowdor, and shalt be what thou art promised." The use of a triadic reveals the boundless ambition that will become unchecked later on. Even though Lady Macbeth pushes Macbeth to commit regicide, Macbeth had thoughts of being king as soon as he is given the title Thane of Cowdor. This means that Lady Macbeth struck ambition in Macbeth and sped up Macbeth's path to kingship and acted as a catalyst to Macbeth rather than a cause. Shakespeare's use of a triadic shows how Lady Macbeth catalysed Macbeth's title of king. This explains how Lady Macbeth pushed Macbeth to breach the Great Chain of Being. Shakespeare presents the theme of ambition in Banquo to show how people around Macbeth have interpreted his path to kingship. Banquo expresses his concern to Macbeth's actions to be king as "Thou hast it now...I fear thou play'dst most foully for it" Banquo is suggesting that Macbeth has become a duplicitous character as he 'play'dst most foully for it'. This implies that Macbeth has convinced everyone that someone else had murdered the king, he becomes a foil character to Banquo because he has lost his integrity and honour. This is proved because Banquo was intended to be a character that impresses King James I because Banquo was loyal to both monarch and state for his whole life and Banquo's resistance to Macbeth even though they were good friends reinforces the Divine Right of Kings and his ambition to stick to that. Overall, Shakespeare presents ambition in 'Macbeth' by creating a double meaning in Macbeth's method to be king, showing how Macbeth's unchecked ambition lead to regicide and implying his resistance to it. A final key way in which Shakespeare presents ambition is through Malcolm and how he builds courage to take back his father's kingdom. Malcolm doctrines that "By the grace of Grace, we will perform in measure, time and place." The religious allusion in the word 'Grace' referees to the grace of God to restore the Great Chain of being and ensure that the Divine right of Kings is kept in order. the use of the triadic in 'measure, time and place' explains how Malcolm will re-order Scotland and place it back under legitimate rule. Malcolm's religious allusion expresses his passion and ambition to defeat Macbeth and restore his lineage to the throne. Shakespeare's use of religious imagery and triadic are tools of how he presents ambition in Malcolm and in the play as a whole. As a whole, Shakespeare presents ambition throughout his play 'Macbeth' to show how it can become unchecked but also how characters where placed in the play for the purpose of appealing to the new King James I. He uses a range of techniques like triadic to represent the ambition and linking the play to Jacobean beliefs like the Great Chain of Being or the Divine Right of Kings.