Lady Macbeth's Downfall

After he had attained his destiny, Macbeth felt that Banquo would become a serious threat. He did not like the fact that Banquo was destined to be a father to a whole line of kings. "Our fears in Banquo stick deep, and in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be feared...If `t be so, for Banquo's issue have I filed my mind; for them the gracious Duncan have I murdered..."(85). The path Macbeth chooses to take in order to stay at the throne was to have Banquo killed. But, Macbeth was never destined to kill anyone. Killing Duncan, Banquo and Macduff's whole household were all his decisions to attain his destiny.

However, Macbeth had become to overzealous and ambitious that he eventually killed his king to take his crown. This is where Macbeth falls short and out of grace. Because of Macbeth’s ambition he had broken the great chain of beings and the world was flung into chaos. Also in the play Macbeth, before Macbeth was convinced to murder Duncan he told Lady Macbeth that “If it were done when ‘tis done, then ‘twere well it were done quickly. If th’ assassination could trammel up the consequence and catch with his surcease success…”( I, 7, 1-4). In this quote he is stating that if he could kill Duncan without any consequences he would do it. However Macbeth knows this is impossible.

In act 1. scene 7, Macbeth has been peer pressured into committing murder of King Duncan. In the beginning, Lady Macbeth said, “Hath it slept since? And wakes it now, to look so green and pale...” (1.7.40-41). Lady Macbeth asked why Macbeth looked so sick. On my slide, I add a picture of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Meanwhile, Macbeth makes a decision, “Prithee, Peace. I dare do all that may become a man. Who dares do more is none” (1.7.50-53). In this quotation, Macbeth decides that he will go through with murdering King Duncan. On my slide, I added a dagger to show the murder weapon Macbeth used. The Dagger symbolizes Macbeth’s bloody destiny and his hallucination he has when he's about to murder Duncan. Later in the scene, Lady Macbeth tells

Macbeth’s desire leads him to murder Duncan in his sleep. Macbeth has committed violence, with desire as its cause, which has put him in a situation where there is no turning back because he has already committed one act of violence. The one act will lead to more.

During Duncan’s visit to Macbeths home he begins to change his mind about the deed, “We will proceed no further in this business.”(W.S. 41) But Lady Macbeth does anything to keep him from evading the task, “Art though afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life And live a coward in thine own esteem.”(W.S. 41) Lady Macbeth encouraged Macbeth to kill which made Macbeths mindset to continue on with the

He realizes that if he want to start his own dynasty, then he will have to have control of all the variables. Then Macbeth began to think, “For Banquo’s issues have I filed my mind;/ For them the gracious Duncan I have murdered” (Shakespeare 85). He realizes that he has set himself up to fail. He is cleared a path to the crown for Banquo’s kin. Macbeth goes on to state, “He chid the sisters/ When first they put the name of king upon me” (Shakespeare 85). This give the readers the thought that Banquo is jealous of the king. Macbeth, not wanting to risk his crown, calls for some outside murderers. As I stated earlier, Macbeth knew he must get rid of Banquo and his sons. He succeeds in having Banquo killed, but Banquo’s son, Fleance (the one person Macbeth needed to kill), escapes.

At first, Macbeth does not want to kill Duncan because he believes he is a good king and they are friends. But, when the idea of killing Duncan so he could be king start to develop in his head he tells his wife. Before the murder, he expresses his apprehension to which Lady Macbeth retorts, “As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that/ Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life,/ And live a coward in thine own esteem,/ Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would,”...” (Act 1.7, 41-44)

From the beginning to end, many people were affected by macbeth's choice of actions. After hearing about the witches and their prophecy, macbeth begins to think about murdering duncan since they told him that he might be king. He also is stating that his thoughts are wrong. In Act One Scene 3, Macbeth states “My thought, whose murder yet is but

Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to go forward with the murder, but he just didn’t want to. He thought of Duncan as a great man and somebody who trusted him. Macbeth states “ First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door not

The Tragedy of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare portrays an unhealthy relationship between two unjust souls that eventually leads to the murders of innocent bystanders. Macbeth has always been presented with a murderous mind-set which was first introduced in the first scene of the play. Combining his killer instincts and Lady Macbeth’s ruthless intentions the toxic partnership they display leads to the untimely demise of their victims and their marriage. Although Macbeth’s murderous intent and unwavering ambition was the cause of his downfall, it was the lack of humanity left in both him and Lady Macbeth that terminated their marriage and cost them their lives.

In the story of Macbeth by Shakespeare, the main character Macbeth kills King Duncan out of his own greed. Macbeth had wanted so desperately to be king, that nothing would stop him. Macbeth is solely guilty of killing King Duncan, with everything going against him and very little going for him. He had the choice not the kill Duncan, but still went through with it because of stories told by witches, his wife talking him into it, and his thirst to be king.

At one point, while planning Duncan’s murder, Macbeth has second thoughts that killing Duncan is wrong. However, Lady Macbeth pulls him back into the plan. Macbeth decides to kill Duncan for one big reason: His ambition to claim the throne. And, again, while he was

In Act I Macbeth is very uneasy in his and Lady Macbeth’s decision to kill Duncan. He says, “We shall proceed no further in

Many tragic moments in this play has to blame for the fall of Macbeth. Slowly but surely we all knew that Macbeth was going to crash hard this time. It was all about the time it was going to happen. We all may blame certain people for his fall, but these are my reasons of what the fall was all about.

You can see from this quote that Macbeth ambition convinces him that murder is okay. Even though the witches did not say anything about murder, the fact that Macbeth’s first thought was to kill the innocent and well renowned King Duncan in hopes of becoming king is