Reasons For Macbeth's Downfall

May it please the court; the defence has tried to glorify Macbeth and divert
you from his acts of murder, which he inflicted. The question remains, is Macbeth guilty of the murder of our once beloved King Duncan? Questions still cloud our judgement, including Macbeth’s motives—was it deliberate? Was the murder committed and covered up by Macbeth? Ladies and gentlemen, it nay be impossible to determine the truth in these allegations of murder against Macbeth, because simply put, he undoubtedly committed regicide.

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.

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragedy in which the main characters are obsessed by the desire for power. Macbeth’s aspiration for power blinds him to the ethical implications of his dreadful acts. The more that Shakespeare’s Macbeth represses his murderous feelings, the more he is haunted by them. By analyzing his hallucinations it is possible to trace his deteriorating mental state and the trajectory of his ultimate fall. Throughout the play Macbeth is never satisfied with himself. He feels the need to keep committing crime in order to keep what he wants most: his kingship. The harder Macbeth tries to change his fate the more he tends to run into his fate. His ambition and struggle for power was Macbeth’s tragic flaw in the play. Macbeth’s rise to the throne was brought about by the same external forces that ensure his downfall.

People are innately “good”– it is circumstance that has the transformative ability to twist commendable qualities into fatal flaws. Such is similar for Macbeth, as he too is a victim of fate – left vulnerable by the exploits of the supernatural, his wife, and most tragically, his own fatal flaw. Lady Macbeth effectively summarizes her husband’s downfall as a direct result of his ambition, as Macbeth “wouldst be great... not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it” (1.5.17-19). Readers witness how Macbeth “catches” evil as one would catch a disease; his symptoms develop through his corrupt rise to power, as he reigns with a decreasing hope of cure until his inevitable death. Although Macbeth 's monumental downfall is largely influenced through manipulation, it is ultimately his own hamartia and corruption of power that leads to his demise.

The Downfall of Macbeth Comprehending the revelations of the witches, Macbeth not only experiences a vexing psychological torment within his conscience but also transforms into an ambitiously driven man seeking the crown. As the rising action progresses through the ambiguous qualities of Macbeth, noble and ignoble, his tragic flaw, or reckless ambition, both induces frequent moral debates and clarifies his insufficiency to consciously pass judgment. After Macbeth convinces himself to repel the proposed regicide and overthrow the internal antagonist of the conflict, his negligent ambition, Lady Macbeth restores his ambition and seduces Macbeth, compelling him to climactically murder Duncan at her command. This murder not only represents Macbeth's final stronghold of control in the situation but also dooms the future of Macbeth due to the tragic events that will spur from his tragic flaw, his ambition, only now it is fueled by his insecurity as king.

The Tragic Downfall of Macbeth William Shakespeare's Macbeth is a tragedy about a war hero named Macbeth, who follows his ambition with evil and who is repaid with evil. Although the witches' predictions are responsible for influencing Macbeth's thoughts, no one tells Macbeth to kill Duncan. Macbeth is responsible for putting power into the hands of Lady Macbeth and letting her influence him.

Macbeth's Downfall in William Shakespeare's Play 'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare is a play set in 1040 about a Scottish general named Macbeth. It explores the transformation and effect of his ambition upon his life. Although it is set in 1040, it is written in the 1606 under the reign of James 1st. James' very recent accession to the English throne would have been of great contemporary importance and a play which focuses on Kingship would have roused interest too.

In the classical play of Macbeth, Macbeth is a Scottish general of the Thanes that is a brave soldier and a powerful man. He has the capability of a king although those thoughts of being king never flourished into his mind. The witches quickly influenced Macbeth that his fate was that he was destined to be the next king of Scotland. With the new found information brought by the witches Macbeth is now tempted to slaughter as many men as possible to become king. With much blood being splattered on the hands of King Macbeth, guilt now haunts Macbeth’s days of his kingship. Due to the guilt of King Macbeth, certain events remind him of the mistakes he has made such as more killings, hallucinations, and the loss of his army.

Macbeth: Characteristics of Macbeth That Led to His Downfall Rickford Foo Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow...” Sometimes tomorrow never comes and as for Macbeth, tomorrow meant another day of inner torment and guilt. This victorious Thane literally got the better of himself as soon as he started to believe in the witches. After the prophesies, Macbeth's popularity seems to take a turn for the worst as well as his mental state. Even though the witches did tempt him with the idea of becoming king, and Lady Macbeth helped him with his natural hesitation of committing murder, Macbeth chose the crown over is honor.

This specific action consequently resulted in Macbeth’s level of morality to continually decline as he is acutely aware of his own tyranny. Therefore Macbeth attempts to forget the horrific deed he has committed and be the figure that orders and disorders. Our perception of Macbeth being a wise and loyal soldier is now eroded, as we start to view Macbeth constantly questioning his own actions, and is also impelled to perpetrate further atrocities with the intention of covering up his previous wrong-doings.