Hollow achievement is when you get the outcome you want but without working for it. In Macbeth hollow achievement is very apparent when Macbeth becomes king. Through killing the king he got what he wanted short term but he has to live with that he knows he didn’t deserve it ; therefor he doesn’t get the satisfaction for working to it. It is very good for him short term but as we see his mental health diminishes long term. His sanity is very delicate he always seems on edge like someone will find out so we when someone is suspicious they know about how he became king he tends to eliminate them.