Explain The Three Main Events That Led To The Downfall Of Macbeth

Throughout Macbeth there are evil plots happening, but there is always one question. How did Macbeth stoop so low? Well the purpose of this essay is to do just that, create a timeline with analysis on how Macbeth became evil. It will start with the prophecy given to Macbeth by the three witches, and end at his murdering sprees. The main events that led Macbeth to stoop so low were the prophecy by the witches, Macbeth’s wife manipulating him to kill Duncan, and killing Banquo. Overall these were the three main events that led Macbeth to his downfall. The first event that led to Macbeth’s downfall was the witches prophecy. Macbeth in the first act got done with killing people in a battle and later met the three witches with Banquo. The witches gave each of them a prophecy, they told Macbeth that he would become king and that Banquo’s posterity would also rule. Macbeth of course was excited but after the witches left he wanted to know how, and eventually he came to the decision that he would have to kill the original king Duncan. This can be seen when he says, “If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well/ It were done quickly”(Act 1,scene 7). This was where he first debated killing the king, thus leading his thoughts towards murder. In this statement he’s saying if I do this I

Banquo, at the beginning of the play, was the conscience that Macbeth needed. In fact he was the only person who really tried to talk Macbeth out of anything bad like listening to the witches, or not killing Duncan. But later this was his downfall, since he was the only one against Macbeth who knew about everything he did. Thus making him a threat that needed to eliminate, so when Macbeth killed him it was like killing his conscience and best friend. Again, taking him towards the final step of his downfall. By killing his best friend it led all the happiness out of his life forever turning him towards a dark