The Great Gatsby
Macbeth is a very kind, noble man and is very polite to everyone especially to the king. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth undergoes a transformation which brings him the crown, for a short period of time, which leads to his death. There are three factors which led him to this tragedy. Firstly, the most minor situation are the three witches. Secondly, Macbeth's ambition is a big factor which led to Macbeths downfall. There are a lot of things like soliloquies, characterization, language features and so on that will lead reveal Macbeth as a visible villain. Lastly, Lady Macbeth played a very big role which led to Macbeths downfall and how he became an evil man. The witches are one of the main reasons that led Macbeth to his downfall, since they are the ones who told him his prophecies and made him very ambitious. The prophecies told him that he will become "Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and then king hereafter"(I.iii.51-53). At first Macbeth does not believe the three witches, but when Macbeth became Thane of Cawdor he started to think more about becoming king, then he eventually murdered king Duncan for the throne. After that, the witches created three apparitions to scare Macbeth. An armed head is the first apparition that Macbeth sees which tells him "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware Macduff!/ Beware the thane of Fife!"(IV.i.81-82). This first apparition is to warn Macbeth of Macduff and that he might be coming to get him. The second apparition is a bloody child which tells Macbeth to "Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn / The power of man, for none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth"(IV.i.90-92). The bloody child told Macbeth that no man born from woman can harm him and Macbeth thinks that he is safe and that no one can overthrow him. The third and final apparition is a Child crowned, with a tree in his hand that said "Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until / Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill / Shall come against