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s good and who is evil after losing sight. The same, Lear becomes sane after mad. The reasons of Lear’s tragedy have some social reasons and also some individual reasons. It is a king’s tragedy and also a common’s tragedy. “Who am I” shows Lear awaking deeply. In fact, he begins to awake from his two elder daughters’ bad treatment. So he says, O, reason not the need! Our basest beggars Are in the poorest thing superfluous. Allow not nature more than nature needs, Man’s life is cheap as beast’s. Thou art a lady; If only to go warm were gorgeous, Why, nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear’st, Which scarcely keeps thee warm. But for true need- You heavens, give me that patience, patience I need! You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, (From Act Ⅱ Scene ⅳ) In the play King Lear, from the beginning to the end, the evil take the main hero. Though the evil are all punished at the end, the good are also not perfect. So we should remember that, if there is more tragedy in art, there is less tragedy in life. D. Tragedy Caused by Ambition－Macbeth Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, is one of King Duncan’s greatest war captains. Upon returning from a battle with the rebellious Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth and Banquo encounter three witches. They predict Macbeth will become the king. By Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s insist ambition, Macbeth kills the king and is crowned King of Scotland, thus fulfilling the witches prophecy. But Macbeth goes mad gradually. At last, the prince’s army is approaching and the play ends with the death of Macbeth. Macbeth, a very reasonable and moral man, could not hold off the lure of ambition. This idea is stated in the following passage: "One of the most significant reasons for the enduring critical interest in Macbeth's character is that he represents humankind's universal propensity to temptation and sin. Macbeth's excessive ambition motivates him to murder Duncan, and once the evil act is accomplished, he sets into motion a series of sinister events that ultimately lead to his downfall." (Scott; 236). . Not only is Macbeth overtaken by his ambition, Lady Macbeth is also overtaken. Unlike Macbeth, however, Lady Macbeth is overtaken by her ambition immediately. As she reads the letter sent to her by Macbeth, which speaks of the new title and the witches prophecies she immediately decides that they must do whatever is necessary to become King and Queen. Again we see that ambition subverts reasoning. She does not even question the motives of these three evil sisters like Macbeth does. Instead she almost immediately decides that Duncan has to be dealt with. This break down in reasoning is very damaging to both Macbeth and his wife. Though Shakespeare doesn’t show the hero is bad, at the beginning, otherwise Macbeth can’t become the hero of tragedy. And aspiration lets him make a further err. We believed that, in the deep heart of Macbeth, there is good aspect. Just with the rank higher and the power bigger, he wants more. Ambition lies in each person’s heart but some one asks for it over the limitation that will end with tragedy. So Macbeth’s action is disapproved. When he awakes, everything has happened and one can’t start from the beginning. Just Seyton, an officer, comes in and reports Lady Macbeth’s death, Macbeth then delivers