His sense of his own power and his hunger for ambition were higher than ever. The ancient desire was more than reawakened, it was nourished with hope and trust. Macbeth was determined to protect his throne. His ambition without moral boundaries is destructive to his destiny (Lyndon 442). Everything Macbeth did amounted to nothing. He never reflected on his actions, no correct actions were taken. Once he started there was no turning back. Shakespeare shows us the complete destruction of the human spirit through Macbeth. Hostility and lust for power push Macbeth to act to protect himself and his crown (Lyndon 464). Macbeth had no chance to protect his power, the superposition of supernatural and psychological elements created an enemy against him (Gleed 166). Macbeth's world and spirit are both broken, there was no great recovery for him and there was no greatness in his death (Lyndon 463). He fails to see that what he sought most was the futility of his efforts. Shortly after Lady Macbeth's death, Macbeth reflects deeply on honor, on love, on obedience, on the troops of friends he has lost and cannot hope to regain (Lyndon 463). Knowing this doesn't make anything easier for Macbeth, it doesn't elevate him above the conditions that ruined him. When Macbeth is killed he is no longer tortured by his ambitions as he once was. His freedom, freedom from torture only led to