the dangers of unchecked ambition theme

The adverse effects to society of ambition left unchecked are explored, for example, Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars.

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StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Throne of Blood (1957) choice during the second encounter with the spirit woman in the forest, we heard that Tsuzuki's ambitions lead to corpses piling up - presumably the title implies the same theme as well
play: Macbeth (1606) choice the Macbeths' power hunger lead to bloody battles and piles of corpses
voy3x09 choice Henry Starlin about being so greedy to risk destroying the solar system