The Demise Of Macbeth In Shakespeare's Play

To begin, the witches are the catalyst to Macbeth’s crimes because the convince him that he will become king. Macbeth first meets the witches while returning from a gruesome battle and it is safe to say that they greet him with some audacious titles. They initially greet him as the Thane of Glamis and the Thane of Cawdor, but it is their final greeting which has the greatest effect on Macbeth. The witches hail Macbeth as someone “that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.53). This ignites a fire inside Macbeth, who is an immensely ambitious person. He begins to fantasize about the luxurious life he would have if he were the king of Scotland and he suddenly has the temptation to kill King Duncan. Although the witches’ prediction is favourable, Macbeth has no reason to believe them, at least until one of their other predictions turns out to be true. This

The Tragedy of Macbeth details the downfall of the tragic hero, Macbeth, and is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works of tragedy. Macbeth’s bloody murders and eventual descent into complete madness serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of uncontrolled ambitions in humanity. Macbeth may not be held responsible for the death of Duncan and Macduff’s family, but he should be for that of Banquo’s. It is definitely arguable that Macbeth is the cause behind the death of Duncan, Banquo and Macduff’s family; however, the influence of others and his mental instability greatly reshaped his persona, as such, Macbeth cannot always be held responsible for his actions.

Soon after King Duncan is killed, Banquo starts thinking how things can only get better for him, “ Thou hast it now--King, Cawdor, Glamis, all as the Weird Women promised, and I fear thou played'st most foully for't: yet it was said it should not stand in thy posterity, but that myself should be the root and father of many kings. If there come truth from them-- as upon thee, Macbeth, their speeches shine-- why, by the verities on thee made good, may they not be my oracles as well, and set me up in hope? But hush, no more.” (3.1.1-10). Banquo thinks that he is going to be related to the next king, which the prophecies say will be one of his sons because he has always been noble to King Duncan. Because the three witches told Banquo that his kids would inherit the throne after Duncan, he tries to outshine Macbeth at any chance he gets to try to keep the witches prophecy true. “That, trusted home, Might yet enkindle you unto the crown, Besides the thane of Cawdor. But ‘tis strange: and oftentimes, to win us to harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray’s In deepest consequence. Cousins, a word, I pray you.” (1.3.120-127). Banquo talks about how trying to be king can tempt people to do evil things. In this particular scene, Banquo shows slight foreshadowing to what may happen later in the play. Macbeth knows that Banquo is his biggest threat to him, so throughout the first couple scenes of the play, Macbeth plans to kill his friend Banquo. Banquo serves his function in the play being the one that poses a threat to Macbeth's expectation of being the next

At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a trusted soldier, who is honest and noble. Unfortunately, he meets three witches who tell him three prophecies; that he will become thane of Cawdor, that he will become king and that Banquo’s sons will become kings. These three prophecies slowly change his opinions on life and turn him into a greedy, dishonest, tyrant, full of ambition. Lady Macbeth’s thoughts change as well when she is told about the three prophecies that were told to Macbeth. In the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth is

The Play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare is shaped by supernatural forces with the use of the weird witches, the apparition of the ghost, and the floating dagger. These forces lead Macbeth to act in the way he did and add suspense to the play. The play opens with the three witches, and later on Macbeth and Banquo encounter them. They prophesized that Macbeth will be promoted to Thane of Cawdor, and then become King of Scotland. In addition to that, Banquo was told that his sons shall be kings, but never himself. Macbeth was skeptical about the prophesies, but until some of King Duncan’s men came to inform Macbeth that that he was to be named Thane of Cawdor due to the betrayal of the previous and condemned to death. Then Lady Macbeth

But, later on in the play we learn by the witched that Banquo's descendants will become King and that they will prosper. It says “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none”, when Macbeth learns about this and hears about it he is scared and then eventually considers Banquo as a threat to him to become King. So Macbeth has to come up with a solution to this and eventually comes up with the solution that he must murder Banquo and his son Fleance. He gets two murders to go out and murder Banquo and his son while they are walking so that his promise of becoming king will not be in jeopardy. This is an ironic act of betrayal because Macbeth and Banquo have been friends for a long time and have done everything together. Banquo was not just his friend he was also the co-commander of the army and had some power in Scotland.

After everyone has found out that the king is dead Banquo suspects Macbeth of doing something to make the witches predictions that they ways saying to become true. At that time Macbeth is king so he turns on his best friend Banquo and has him and all of his family including Fleance killed because he was the only person there when the predictions of Macbeth becoming king and also the witches said that Banquos son Fleance would become king too. So this shows that that Macbeth is getting over protective of his crown to the throne so he will do anything to stop people becoming king. So he will kill he’s best friend and his family only because the three withes said that predictions of Macbeth becoming king. So Macbeth is going into a downward spiral towards great darkness and becoming ever more evil from every action he makes and does to protect the crown.

In the beginning of the play, the witches make three prophecies. First, that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor. The second part of the prophecy is that Macbeth will become King. The third prophecy being that Banquo will be father to future kings. When Macbeth first hears the prophecy, Duncan holds the position as king. King duncan is also a very loved king by his people. Macbeth and Duncan even have a good relationship. Macbeth is Duncan’s greatest war hero and because of Macbeth’s great success in battle, Duncan rewards him by promoting him to the position of Thane of Cawdor. With this promotion, Macbeth realizes that the witches first prophecy was true. With this realization, Macbeth’s head begins to fill with thoughts of killing King Duncan to speed up the process so that he can become king. When he tells his wife of the prophecies and his promotion, she becomes extremely

Macbeth is confronted by witches who preach to him a prophecy that Macbeth becomes crowned Thane of Cawdor (a lord) and then is to become a King. Macbeth’s ambitious nature grows as his success does. As it seems to Macbeth that it cannot be a coincidence, he then becomes crowned Thane of Cawdor for fending off the invading Irishmen. It’s a combination of both the witches prophesy and the fact that they slowly become true that leads to his ultimate downfall. Macbeth, simply said; rises to a great amount of power and statue.

Although Macbeth was bound to be killed after all the awful murders he committed, Shakespeare’s audience is left wondering who caused the ultimate downfall of Macbeth. While Macbeth was a confident man, Lady Macbeth thought he was merely a boy, entirely free of the drive to kill, leading to Macbeth feeling the need to kill to show his true manhood. Even though Lady Macbeth helped push Macbeth to commit these treacherous crimes Macbeth took it further on his own free will by killing Banquo without Lady Macbeth have the slightest knowledge. Macbeth let the news from the witches take not only his own life but everyone else 's lives into his own hands resulting in his own demise.

Macbeth expresses his disregard for what Banquo has told him and his confidence in what the witches, who are symbolic of the devil, have told him: “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, / without my stir” (1.3.143-144). Banquo is showing signs of mistrust to Macbeth, and Macbeth thinks Banquo knows too much, so he decides to have him murdered. Through Banquo’s warning to Macbeth, Shakespeare is foreshadowing the bad things that are to come in the future. Unlike Macbeth’s previous murder of King Duncan, Banquo’s murder is set onstage. While Macbeth does not actually murder Banquo himself, the murder is set onstage and out in the open which is suitable evidence that Macbeth is beginning to lose his mind. After a few other murders, Lady Macbeth, who is also a dynamic character, commits suicide. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth practically swap places from the beginning of the play to the end. In the beginning, Lady Macbeth is encouraging Macbeth to get his act together and murder King Duncan because she could not do so. By the end, though, Macbeth murders all on his own while Lady Macbeth stands by, out of the loop because Macbeth will not tell her of his evil deeds.

The plot tells of a warrior named Macbeth, who receives a prophecy from three witches. The prophecy contains three statements: Macbeth will be Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King. However, only the statement about the Thane of Glamis is true of Macbeth at the point in time when he receives the prophecy. After the witches leave Macbeth, the second statement comes true. Macbeth sends a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, recounting the tale of the witches and prophecy. Once she finishes reading the letter, Lady Macbeth begins creating a plot to kill the King of Scotland and overtake the throne in order to fulfill the prophecy. Eventually, Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to sneak into the King’s chambers and kill King Duncan. After the King of Scotland is murdered, Macbeth begins to feel the guilt of his actions and that he cannot wash the blood of Duncan off of his hands. Macbeth grows to increase in the paranoia of others around him causing him to murder more people. Even though Macbeth commits the murder, Lady Macbeth shames into taking this course of

After awhile he begins to change, Macbeth starts to give into mischievous behavior. The witches make a prophecy to Macbeth and they tell him he will be thane of Cawdor. The witches prophecy is to hail Macbeth and Banquo as kings. Macbeth is shocked at first and doesn’t believe it, but eventually starts to plan a future as king. When Macbeth talks to his wife, she tries to persuade him to want all the power. Lady Macbeth Persuades Macbeth to kill King Duncan, if he did they would gain all of the power. Macbeth doesn’t want to kill, as he has been loyal, but agrees to do it anyway.

Murdering Duncan was the only true action enticed by Lady Macbeth. Macbeth’s desire to get rid of Banquo demonstrates that he truly is malevolent. Macbeth demands that “his death were perfect” when hiring murderers to remove Banquo and his son from his path (3.1.108). The king's determination to be the only one in power has caused him to lose the ethical characteristic that is seen in the first act. Banquo was the only person to ever secretly doubt and aside from this, the prophecies created panic for Macbeth. While speaking to the hired murderers, Macbeth agrees with them by saying “So is he mine” claiming that Banquo is an enemy to all, including the king (3.2.116). The slander spoken by Macbeth ruins the image of loyalty and

Macbeth is an anti-hero whose ambition has cost him his soul, his peace and his sleep. Macbeth is introduced as a worthy gentleman and a noble thane (Glamis). At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is given a prophecy. He is predicted to be the Thane of Cawdor and then King of Scotland. However, it is also predicted that his best friend’s (Banquo) descendants will be kings. The ambition in