accident, crime or natural catastrophe. An example of great tragedy in my words is “Macbeth”, one of Shakespeare’s darkest and most powerful plays’. The question I will be answering today is ‘who is responsible for Macbeths downfall?’ The Witches and Lady Macbeth are largely responsible for Macbeth’s downfall, although he himself is too. Macbeth, encouraged by his wife, attempts to eliminate the obstacles preventing him from being king. These obstacles happen to be other characters in the play.
important role for the downfall of Macbeth, although they are not the catalyst to all of his crimes, and certainly not the most powerful characters in the play, considering he was not forced to carry out the crimes that he committed. The witches in ‘Macbeth’ are only partially responsible for Macbeth's downfall, because they simply influence his fate, rather than control it. The witches provided the main character, Macbeth, with incentive and motivation to be King; yet he was the one that thought
Though it can be reasoned, in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth was the main reason for Macbeth’s downfall due to prosecession; the real person responsible for the downfall of Macbeth is himself. In the Elizabethan time, which was in the period in which Macbeth is taken place, people truly believed in witches and their evil supernatural powers. Macbeth was the person to blame, in the play, because of his strong connection to the witches, writes to his wife for motivation, and
Finally, undoubtedly the most significant factor that catalyzed Macbeth’s demise, is Macbeth himself. Although both Lady Macbeth and the witches play a crucial role in the development of the story by manipulating Macbeth, he is the one to physically act upon their words. At the outset of the story Macbeth is described as an incredibly respected Scottish general, however, as the story advances and temptation drives this tragic hero mad, he devolves into a selfish, over-ambitious fool. Easily swayed
lead to his downfall. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the central character, Macbeth, is a soldier who turns against his king, to achieve power and the throne leading to his isolation and insecurities. The play is considered tragic because of Macbeth’s fatal flaw, his own ambition, climaxing in Macbeth's death and the death of others around him. Macbeth is, to a significant extent, responsible for his own downfall. I believe Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall
The Tragedy of Macbeth, a character named Banquo was murdered by his supposed best friend, Macbeth, in the suspicion that Banquo would take Macbeth’s throne as king of Scotland. It is argued whether or not Banquo should come back as a ghost to haunt Macbeth. Banquo’s ghost plays a huge part on the development of the play as it progresses. Banquo’s ghost helps the audience comprehend the situation Macbeth is put under. It helps portray Macbeth’s downfall as a tragic hero, and is very important for the
characters which further contribute to Macbeth’s impending fate. Early in the play, the reader is introduced to the three witches, who plant the seeds inside Macbeth, sparking his ambition and leading him to elicit his eventual downfall. Likewise, Lady Macbeth further kindles her husbands growing ambition as she manipulates him to cross the line into a world of never-ending madness. Despite being heavily influenced by the witches and his wife, it was Macbeth’s sole actions which inevitably resulted
faith in the prophesies of the three witches. Macbeth's wife, Lady Macbeth, is instrumental in Macbeth's ambition, urging him on when he fears he is doing the wrong thing. Later in the play, Lady Macbeth's own conscience begins to torture her and she imagines that she can see her hands covered with blood. Consequently, she commits suicide while Macduff kills Macbeth and Malcolm becomes king. By the end of the play, it is conveyed that Macbeth’s downfall is caused by both, himself and outside forces
actions to achieve a goal. As the story continues, Macbeth soon becomes a tyrant leader who is willing to murder anyone who is a threat and gets in his way. The key factors that lead to Macbeth's tragic downfall are caused by Macbeth’s actions, Lady Macbeth's persuasions and the prophecies of the three witches. Every man is responsible for his own destiny. In Shakespeare’s
after the murder, Macbeth feels the wrongness of the deed and wishes he hadn’t done it. Lady Macbeth’s desire to be queen is overwhelming and she constantly taunts Macbeth for being a coward despite Macbeth’s bravery on the battlefield. The ambition taken from this murder carries out into murdering more people. At this point, Lady Macbeth was the stronger half of their relationship. She was the one who pushed Macbeth to kill Duncan. But she slowly lost her grasp on being the stronger person when