Self Destruction In Macbeth

Macbeth
Has a decision in a character's life, whether insignificant or monumental to the reader, depended the outcome of the storyline? Macbeth, written by Shakespeare is a tragedy, following the downfall of the ambitious Thane, Macbeth and his aspiration to gain power, following the predictions of The Three Witches. Macbeth is tested throughout the course of the play in a variety of situations that will ultimately lead to his gain in power or the fall in his defeat. Macbeth is portrayed as a tragic hero who devastatingly turns evil because of the state of his circumstance and the malicious influences that encompass him. As the course of the play progresses, Macbeth's path of self destruction, along with his uncontrollable ambition inevitably

Macbeth had multiple encounters with The Witches throughout the play. On first encounter, The First Witch predicts that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor, “All Hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor” (1.3. 49). The Third Witch then continues to proclaim Macbeth will become king, “All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (1.3. 50). Following The Witches predictions, Macbeth is given the title, Thane of Cawdor, proving the predictions true. Macbeth realizes that the second prediction could come true and it begins to consume his every thought. He is engulfed by the thought of possible reign and is easily influenced by his wife on his next step to Kinghood. The Witches and “Their deceptive pictures of the future—both in their initial predictions of Macbeth's rise and in the prophecies of the Apparitions—encourage in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth a false sense of what is desirable or even possible” (Boyce). At this point in the storyline, Macbeth becomes inherently evil and the initial predictions of the witches spark a long journey of his malicious acts and the self destruction that is to

Witchcraft and the use of these elements were used often at the time period of Shakespeare, “ Thus in the time of Shakespeare, was the doctrine of witchcraft at once established by law and by fashion, and it became not only impolite, but criminal, to doubt it,..(Johnson). The Three Witches of Macbeth adds to the supernatural element of the play and has become a continuation of the transcendental component of Shakespeare's writings, reminding the reader of the fictional basis of his works.
In Macbeth, The Witches provided a basis for the collapse of Macbeth's reign. The apparitions fortified Macbeth's mental reasoning for the deeds he committed. The prophecies sparked the journey of Macbeth\s self destruction, causing him to uproot his possible kinghood and the bloodline that followed. Macbeth’s delusional and confused state was wrongfully justified by the apparitions, clouding his judgment and in conclusion, prevented his accession to power and lead to his