William Shakespeare's Macbeth
It is very clear in the play who murders king Duncan. However there is
a large, ongoing debate over who is most responsible for t. We have to
take into consideration what roles the witched and lady Macbeth play
in the murder. We will explore the case for and against each.
In Shakespeare's time, witches and witchcraft were extremely popular
throughout the country. Apart from a small proportion of people who
were against the superstitions and beliefs about witches, the extreme
majority were in favour of these ideas and barbarous persecutions. I
think that it was something to get excited about and people would
enjoy to attend a witch trial as entertainment. Pamphlets and
information brochures were produced by the million, describing the
intimate details of witchcraft trials and general information about
the supposed, supernatural powers of these beings. According to
'experts' they could predict the future, fly, sail in sieves, bring on
night in daytime, cause fogs and tempests and kill animals. They could
take possession of any individual they chose, they could hear cats and
toads calling them and many more superstitions. In Macbeth there are
three witches who start the play off and appear in it many times,
always together. They speak in riddles and rhyme and can end each
others sentences as if they are all thinking the same thing. They can
also all speak together saying the same things. In the first scene of
the whole play they show that they are witches with their powers by
creating the weather and predicting the future. They speak about
Macbeth and there plans to meet with him. This is what many people
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...rent groups of characters. Having taken the evidence into
account I think the witches did play a big part in the murder of king
Duncan, as they were the ones who introduced the ideas to Macbeth in
the first place. There is no definite evidence, however, that he was
possessed by these witches, so we cannot know whether they had this
power over him or not. I think that Lady Macbeth also played a large
part in the killing of the king, because she was so ambitious she was
extremely persuasive and manipulated Macbeth with ease. But on balance
I think that Macbeth is mainly to blame for the murder as he was the
actual individual who committed the regicide. The witches and lady
Macbeth are also to blame, but in the end, if he hadn't wanted to kill
Duncan then he wouldn't have and so he is fully responsible for his
own doings.
My impressions of the witches in Act 1 Scene 1 are that they would be
...ophecies and the active role of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth cannot be considered solely responsible for his wrongdoing and ultimate tragic end. Although it was his tragic flaw that ultimately destroys him, Macbeth is deceived, tricked, and persuaded throughout the play into believing and doing a variety of things that would lead to this destruction. Because the witches spark Macbeth’s interest through the hopeful prophecies of his future, his natural reaction is to have more curiosity and to want to fulfill the prophecies by any means. Lady Macbeth’s blunt advice to just perform the action without thought is what numbs Macbeth to realizing how his ambition is affecting him. Finally, Macbeth does eventually face his death due to his tragic flaw, but his downfall involved many others who should also claim some responsibility regarding this downfall and Macbeth’s tragic end.
We certainly know that the direct responsible for Duncan’s death is Macbeth. However this does not necessarily mean he is to blame, for his violent death is obviously the consequence of certain influences that forced Macbeth to perform his fatal deed. Furthermore, to unearth the truth about who is really the guilty for Duncan’s murder we must explore the influences the different characters have on Macbeth’s impulses and the overall scenario of the slaying.
If anyone is to blame for starting this mess, it should be the Weird Sisters for telling MacBeth prophesies. “They told MacBeth that he would be Thane of Cawdor, and then become king in the future” (Shakespeare 17). After hearing the witches’ prophecy, MacBeth thinks that he must kill the current king, King Duncan, in order to take over the throne. “He writes a letter to his wife saying that he needs to kill Duncan in order to fulfill the witches’ prophesies” (Shakespeare 31). The witches are responsible for introducing the ideas to MacBeth which led to him killing Duncan in order to gain power. The witches had such a strong influence on MacBeth that they became a part of his brain and worked to transform him into this power-hungry monster. It was the killing of King Duncan that caused him to feel the need to kill more people, thinking that they were suspicious. Without the witches there to c...
In the end we can’t truly blame Macbeth for his actions because he is like any one of us, a human being with wants and needs he needs to satisfy. And any person in his position if he was kind trusting, fair would end up like Macbeth. We can only hope that when a person has power, that he uses it fairly and justly. This goes to show that no one on earth whom ever they may be must rule because power leads to greed which leads to the dark side of the individual, which leads to anarchy.
murder? In doing this essay I am going to find out if Macbeth was a
...the evidence I have concluded that Macbeth, a man of status and power should not have allowed himself to get involved with the supernatural. The deeds he performed are sheer evil and no one can blame it on anyone else but Macbeth. He made the choice to kill, all he had to do was to refuse Lady Macbeth, which was not hard seeing as in those days, men were superior to women. He should not have been so willing to listen to the Witches, he should have been suspicious.
It is very likely that the blame lies not on one single character, but on many. For the purposes of this, though, I believe that the majority of the guilt lies on Lady Macbeth, and that is my conclusion.
After all of the conflict that happens throughout the play Macbeth, all these characters are to blame. Macbeth himself should be blamed because at the end of the day he did not have to go through with any of the things the witches or his wife Lady Macbeth told him. Lady Macbeth should have some blame because she was the one who persuaded Macbeth into doing all the evil things. Finally, the witches should also have blame because they make Macbeth feel too secure. After everything in this play is said and done, it is clearly shows that ambition, cruelty and greed are the main factors that lead to the tragic downfall of Macbeth.
Indefinitely, Macbeth is the main person to blame for his downfall. He is not the only one to blame though. Lady Macbeth has the ability to be blamed for his downfall as well due to her peer pressuring him and makes him rethink killing in the first place. The blame also falls on the three witches when they told Macbeth the prophecies and got the idea in his head in the first place. Many are to blame for the downfall of Macbeth during his killing spree I have only mentioned a few
This is said by Lady Macbeth, who we will speak about later, in act 1,
member, a subject to the king, a king, a friend and as a person. By
There were many wrongs committed in "MacBeth." But who should bear the major responsibility for these actions? The witches' prophesising? Lady MacBeth's scheming and persuasion? Or should MacBeth himself be held responsible? No doubt the witches and lady MacBeth influenced MacBeth in the course of action he took in his rise to power, but ultimately he must bear the major responsibility for his fate.
There is only one other person to blame for the bad things. Macbeth starts out seeming not like a person that could kill his ...
In the play there are many evil deeds that Macbeth committed. These include the murders of Duncan and Banquo, Lady Macduff and her son. Macbeth is also responsible for Scotland's disorder. Macbeth plays the main role in each incident, with the other characters being only minor and undeveloped; acting as vehicles for Macbeth's actions. It is possible that it is not entirely Macbeth's fault for the evil deeds in the play.