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Who Is Responsible For Macbeth's Downfall

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Death is inevitable; however, many die earlier than they should whether by accident or on purpose. Many deaths in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” came to be earlier than expected. Macbeth’s downfall was impending, but due to Lady Macbeth’s encouragement and reassurance for Macbeth, the witches’ ominous and malevolent prophecies, and Macbeth’s detrimental ambition, it had been a much more tragic and quicker death. His association with Lady Macbeth, the witches, and his own ambition explicably led to his downfall.

The path to Macbeth’s downfall begins with Lady Macbeth. On the night of the murder, Macbeth contemplated about whether going through with the murder or not; his decision was to not proceed with the murder. (1. 7.) Yet when Lady Macbeth …show more content…

Macbeth’s first meet with the witches is worse than his second. Macbeth was doomed ever since he met the witches; they knew how Macbeth’s fate would play out. If Macbeth had never faced the witches, he could have lived a non-tragic life, for it was the new of he becoming king that led to his actions; had he not been informed of the news, he may have kept to himself and not pulled any rash acts. (1. 3.) After the witches foretold Macbeth that he become king, Macbeth took matters into his own hands; the witches could be seen as the trigger to the whole tragedy. Macbeth once took fate in his hands once again when he had Banquo dealt with. After hearing the witches’ prophecy that Banquo would father kings, Macbeth had sent murderers for Banquo and his son, Fleance, to be killed. (3. 1.) Nevertheless, Macbeth had greeted the witches for a second time. This time around, Macbeth is notified of how his downfall will take place; the witches give three warnings of how Macbeth’s demise will take its course. It would have been better if Macbeth had not been told of the prophecies, for it is because of them that had caused much tragedy and development in Macbeth’s

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