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How is desire demonstrated in the play Macbeth?

In Macbeth, Macbeth has a strong desire to become King. Macbeth desire’s it so much that he commits crimes and is disrupting the natural order in the time period. For instance, in Act 1 Scene 3 Macbeth is told by the witches that he will be King and with that information he is startled. With the Desire to be royal Lady Macbeth creates a plan that would lead Macbeth to kill the King Duncan and claim the crown. With strong Desire to become King he kills the King Duncan and blames it on the servant workers who are supposed to be protecting the King. His desire to become king and stay King led him to be a murderer and disrupting the natural order by becoming King when Duncan’s sons were the heirs to the throne. In addition, Act 4 scene 3 Macbeth is trying to make sure that the murderers follow his plan to kill Banquo because he sees him as a threat for being the heir to the throne once Macbeth dies. Macbeth is fearful because the apparitions showed him that the descendants of Banquo would be King and that he cannot pass on the Throne. He gets the ambition and desire to kill the Banquo disrupting the natural order and just committing the worst crimes in order to become king and stay King. Macbeth’s desire to be King is so strong that he starts to not care about death and just wants to keep his crown for now.