Explain Who Is To Blame For Macbeth's Downfall
In the beginning of the play, Macbeth, by Shakespeare, Macbeth is viewed as a hero. He saves Scotland from a traitor and secures King Duncan’s kingdom. The King rewards Macbeth and gains tremendous respect for him. However, as the play goes on, Macbeth’s character takes a twist. Ironically, Macbeth becomes the traitor and antagonist of the play. The question then asked is, who is to blame for the downfall of Macbeth; the witches, Lady Macbeth, or Macbeth himself? Even though both the witches and Lady Macbeth factor in to the person Macbeth becomes, Macbeth is the ultimate one to blame. In the play, Macbeth, by Shakespeare, Macbeth is the one to blame for his own downfall because of his ambition, mental weakness, and his recklessness. The first reason Macbeth himself is the one to blame for his downfall in the play, Macbeth, is because of his ambition. After Macbeth defeats the traitor in the war, he encounters three witches. These witches call him Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and then they call him King. In act one scene three the witches say, “All hail, Macbeth. Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!...Thane of Cawdor!...that shalt be
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After Macbeth commits many murders, he is at the point where he can’t turn back. So instead, he kills more. He becomes a serial killer whose first solution to a problem, is murder. In act three, scene four, Macbeth says, “I am in blood steeped in so far that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o’er”(lines 137-139). Macbeth compares his killing to a body of water. He says he is in the middle of the body of water and to go back to the shore where he started, is the same distance to keep going to the other side. He has killed so many, that he doesn’t think it will matter to kill a few more. Macbeth doesn’t care about the outcome of his actions, he just makes impulsive decisions for selfish
After Macbeth commits many murders, he is at the point where he can’t turn back. So instead, he kills more. He becomes a serial killer whose first solution to a problem, is murder. In act three, scene four, Macbeth says, “I am in blood steeped in so far that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o’er”(lines 137-139). Macbeth compares his killing to a body of water. He says he is in the middle of the body of water and to go back to the shore where he started, is the same distance to keep going to the other side. He has killed so many, that he doesn’t think it will matter to kill a few more. Macbeth doesn’t care about the outcome of his actions, he just makes impulsive decisions for selfish