The Blaming Of The Downfall Of Shakespeare's Macbeth

The Blaming of the Downfall of Macbeth William Shakespeare’s Macbeth has a character who goes insane due to the taunting of three sneaky witches. The witches explain to Macbeth that if he “gets rid of King Duncan,” he will become king. Slowly but surely, Macbeth and his shady wife plot the murder of the King which eventually leads to his downfall. Macbeth’s wife, who is known in the play as Lady Macbeth, messes with Macbeth’s mind by telling him that she would question his manhood if he did not stick to the plan of killing King Duncan. “It is too full o’ th’ mild of human kindness to catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, am not without ambition, but without the wickedness should attend it”(1.iv.334.17-20.) Macbeth, obviously wanting to prove his wife wrong but in the worst way, goes through with the killing. If Macbeth’s wife would not have told him of how she would think of him as a man if he was
Because the witches said Banquo would be the father of kings, Macbeth stated “There is none but he whose being I do fear, and under him my genius is rebuked.”(III.i.362.54-56.) talking specifically about Banquo, Macbeth then hires two murders to kill him and his son Fleance if possible. The three witches told Macbeth “Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife.”(IV.i.382.71-72.). Macbeth had set in his mind that this was a warning that Macduff would take his place as king, so reacting himself this time he took action. Macbeth sends his murderers to Macduff’s castle to kill Macduff, his wife, his children, and anyone else who is else in line that could take Macduff’s inheritance. Macbeth is to blame because him being king of that time he has the authority to tell anyone in his country what to do and they have to do it without