Is Macbeth Responsible For His Own Downfall

Many times, when things go wrong, people like to blame others for their own wrongdoing. Throughout the plot of, Macbeth, Macbeth encounters many personality changes. In the beginning, Macbeth is loyal, a hero, Whereas; by the end, he’s evil and determined. Macbeth could blame his actions on the people surrounding him or the circumstances he faces. Throughout the play, many people influence him, including the witches and his own wife. By the end of the play, many people would argue that Macbeth is a completely different person, that he has lost his humanity. Although Macbeth could blame his downfall on numerous people and events, it is ultimately his own doing. To begin, in the play, Macbeth, Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall because he is ambitious. Macbeth’s ambition is ultimately leads to his downfall. In Act two scene four on line 28, Ross says, “Gainst
Macbeth's greed is a factor in his downfall because even everything isn’t enough. Macbeth is called a hero, yet he strives for more. He becomes Thane of Cawdor, but he wants to be king. Even when Macbeth becomes king, he makes sure there's nobody left alive who could overthrow him. In act one, scene one, on line 147, Macbeth says, “Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day.” Macbeth is saying that today has been a rough day, but good things are headed his way, and he deserves them.
A final reason Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall, is because in the end, people are responsible for their own actions. Although the three witches and Lady Macbeth may have influenced Macbeth, he made the final decision. In act one scene six, on line seventy two, Lady Macbeth says, “Only look up clear. To alter favor ever is to fear. Leave all the rest to me.” Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to murder Duncan. Although Lady Macbeth encourages the murder, Macbeth follows through with