Who Is Most To Blame For Macbeth's Downfall?
I have chosen to write my essay about the cause of Macbeth's downfall.
I believe Macbeth had an immense build up of hatred inside him waiting to
be released. I will discuss the possible factors that could have placed
the final straw on the camel's back and lead to the releasing of brave
soldier Macbeth's bloodthirst, and why he committed the acts he did.
The first suspects are the witches. After all it was their voices
that implanted the thoughts into Macbeth's head that he would be king.
When Macbeth heard this, he figured that no matter what he did he would
become the king. After hearing King Duncan's desire to have Malcom carry
on the throne, Macbeth quickly lost faith that he could achieve the throne
without doing anything, so he took it upon himself to make things happen.
After killing Duncan he feared Banquo for his knowledge of the witches
prophecies and had him killed as well. Macbeth seemed to be losing himself
after Duncan's death due to his obsession with the witches prophecies, so
in turn, the witches could be partly responsible for Macbeth's downfall.
Lady Macbeth can also be held accountable for Macbeth's decline of
sanity and power. Although it didn't take much, her persuasion lead to the
killing of Duncan. She wanted Macbeth to take the rank of king as much as
he did. Pressure from his spouse added on to all the other pressures from
the prophecies, also helped tempt Macbeth to murder. Not only did her
doings contribute to Macbeth's turmoil, but it also lead herself to become
mad.
The character most guilty of Macbeth's physical downfall would have to
be Macduff. He was the one that actually removed Macbeth's head...
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Due to the nature of Macbeth's downfall it would be difficult to blame a single person for his downfall. The main characters that were at fault in Macbeth's downfall were "The Witches, Lady Macbeth" and of course Macbeth himself but who is to blame the most out of the three?
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