Who Is Responsible For Macbeth's Downfall

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Macbeth
Money and power, this combination usually leads to a total destruction of a person and all of his surroundings. It is the path that corrupts the soul and leads to the downfall to any king, war-chief, or even a hero. This exactly what happened to our loyal Macbeth. Macbeth was a strong and loyal Scottish man who had fought endless battles by his king's side. He was promised by three strange witches that he will be Scotland's future king. After the king's death, the prince ran away. Macbeth became king. Macbeth did not stop at this point. He started to murder more people. Furthermore, the prince united his army with England to fight for his rights. Macbeth was not scared because he was also promised by the three witches that he cannot …show more content…

However, Macbeth took the rights of his Scottish people. He also took the prince place without permission and against their traditions. It is evident by people saying "Macbeth will probably become king then." (Act two, scene four) Since the prince ran to another country. The people of Scotland were fooled that they had murdered the king. Macbeth used this opportunity to get what he wanted. He also revealed his bad side of using people to do what he wants, like assassinating Banquo, "he is my enemy too. Every minute that he is alive is like a knife in my heart, but I cannot kill him myself. I need you to do it for me." (Act three, scene one) Stated Macbeth. Macbeth used the perfect men for the perfect job. They have been treated badly their whole life. Their objective is to kill two men for a huge amount of gold. Taking people's rights and assassinating them could lower and weaken the trust between family and friends. Macbeth assassinated his cousin and took his place as a future king. Due to his actions, the bond of trust is …show more content…

Macbeth causes a division in his country. Both of the king's sons traveled to another country to save themselves from all the bloodshed. King Duncan's sons felt that they were threatened, "Don't say anything. We may put ourselves in danger. Let's leave. It's too soon for us to be crying for out father" (Act two, scene three) Both sons ran away for their lives. They did not want to die. They thought if they stayed any longer, one of them will be the next victim. The prince ran away from the country, but he did not give up. In fact, he asked for reinforcement from the near allied countries, "The only way to end this is by fighting. Let's move our men forward." (Act five, scene four) said rose. Malcolm and Macduff both decided to take revenge and claim what theirs. The only way to restore peace to the country is when the true king rises and hangs Macbeth's head on the wall. After murdering the king, everyone started to distrust and separate from each other. Now, close friends and family need to stay on guard just in case something happens. In Macbeth distrust is like a curse or poison slowly corrupting people's minds and

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