The object of "Macbeth" is that of all literature: To express the human experience. Shakespeare portrays, as he does in all plays, characters who exemplify redeeming traits or those that are not to be admired.
Certainly, with "Macbeth" the reader/viewer learns of the treachery and "evil that men do" in an ambitious climb to power. The presentation of the consequences of giving up all for one's ambition is also part of the objective of this play. For instance, Lady Macbeth goes so far as to "desex" herself in her drive for her husband. As a consequence of this she goes insane.
There are always many lessons that readers/viewers can learn from reading Shakespeare.
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