Macbeth's Downfall Essay

In the play Macbeth wrote by William Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth causes his own downfall. The cause of Macbeth 's downfall was his wife Lady Macbeth, the Three Witches, and his own actions. The poem starts off with the witches prophecies, where they say that Macbeth will become thane of Cawdor and King. Once Macbeth finds out that he is the thane of Cawdor. He becomes greedy and kills to get the title of king. Macbeth also becomes paranoid for all his wrong doing, but still continues because he know that he is in too deep. He tried to protect his title as King, but instead he kills for revenge braise he had lost his sanity. Macbeth 's downfall is caused by his wife Lady Macbeth, the Three Witches, and also his own action.

She was so determined that Macbeth will soon become king. Then they soon received a message from the King, saying that he is coming. King Duncan arrived with his servants, they had a peaceful dinner. But during the dinner Macbeth changes his mind and does not want to kill Duncan. The Lady Macbeth threatens Macbeth by saying “I have given suck, and know/ How tender ’tis to love the babe that milks me./ I would, while it was smiling in my face,/ Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums/ And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you/ Have son to this (Act I, scene 7, lines 54-59). She said that she would kill his son and that he also must be drunk, because he is not acting like a man. Later when King Duncan is sleeping in his room, Macbeth comes in and murders Duncan. He comes out with a terrified look and still holding the bloody dagger that he used to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth then took the bloody daggers and placed them back by Duncan and smeared blood all over the servants. So therefore the servants would be blamed for killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth has just introduced the concept of murder to Macbeth. That is why Lady Macbeth is a cause of Macbeth’s downfall. Now that Macbeth knows the concepts of murder, he starts to kill those around him who threaten his title of

If they have never predicted that Macbeth would become the Thane of Cawdor and the King. Macbeth would never had have a downfall. After Macbeth became the Thane of Cawdor, his own wife became obsessed with the idea of being a queen and was determined to become King. All Macbeth had to do was to kill King Duncan, after Duncan was murdered. Macbeth was filled with greed and stated to become paranoid and killed people on suspicion. Later on in the play, the Three Witches prophesied three new apparitions. The first apparition was “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff;/ Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough. (Act IV, scene 1, lines 71-72). This means that Macbeth should be worried about the Thane of Fife. While the second apparition was “Be bloody,bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn/ The pow’r of man, for none of woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth (Act IV, scene 1, lines 79-81). The witches just prophesied that no one who was born from a woman, could not harm Macbeth. This apparition made Macbeth very happy and confident, that no one could harm him. The the last and final apparition was “Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care/ Who chafes’, who frets, or where conspirers are./ Macbeth shall never vanquished be until/ Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill/ Shall come against him (Act IV, scene 1, lines 90-94). This last apparition tells Macbeth not to worry and he could never be