Shakespeare for Kids

Macbeth is a man overcome by his ambition, so he commits murder even though he can foresee the tragic consequences of his own actions. At first when he thinks about killing Duncan and overthrowing his kingdom for the crown, he thinks he can murder him without any personal consequences. He would like to see the deed, murder, vanish from time itself. He imagines he can do this. But his reason tells him, he is causing his own destruction.