Who Is To Blame For Macbeth's Murder

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth should kill the King if he has any hopes of ever taking the throne for himself. He goes ahead to murder the groom so that they will be blamed for the King’s murder and will have no chance to defend themselves. But what motivates Macbeth into action? Various characters and factors have influenced Macbeth into action such as his own ambition, the three witches and Lady Macbeth (Jekels 75). They all play a huge role in his final action and decision. However, I strongly believe that Macbeth himself played the leading role.

Macbeth had the desire to kill Duncan in search of power at the start. It had been initially noted that Macbeth is kind at heart, but when Duncan states that his son is the one next in line for the throne, it bothers him because his initial ambition was to become King. The mixture of the three witches and Lady Macbeth just fuel his great desire and ambition. According to the text “The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down, or else leap, for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires. The eye winks at the hand; yet let that be which the eye fears when it is done, to see" (Shakespeare 3). This quote clearly shows Macbeth had the inner desire to become the king one day.
She frequently persuades Macbeth to take action and kill for her own gain. She is influenced by selfishness and greed. Macbeth reveals her own thoughts by stating that she thinks Macbeth is ambitious enough but too kind. This makes her worry because he might pass the only chance of her ever taking the throne. She reveals this when she states "Yet do I fear thy nature. It is too full of human kindness... Art nor without ambition, but without the illness to attend to it." (Shakespeare 34) It is clear from this statement that Macbeth is kind at heart, but his wife motivated him to kill