Given this prophecy, Macbeth feels entitled to the position. However, when Duncan appoints Malcolm Prince of Cumberland, Macbeth begins to have "black and deep desires." (1.4 l.58). Instead of leaving it up to fate like he first decided, Macbeth feels that he must overcome Duncan’s choice. He then immediately thinks of murder to obtain the role of king. Although he is extremely hesitant in his decision and seems to back away from it multiple times, in the end he goes through with it. Him, and no one else kills Duncan. The witches and his wife, do have significant roles in giving him the idea and convincing him to commit regicide, but he is the only one in control of himself, so he ultimately makes the decision to kill Duncan. Therefore, his ambition becomes the decider and catalyst for the regicide. No matter how much his wife questions his manliness, Macbeth’s ambition becomes the only thing able to overcome his hesitancy long enough for him to to commit …show more content…
The witches in their meeting with Macbeth and two thirds of their prophecy already being true, put the notion of regicide in Macbeth’s head and spurns his ambition further. Lady Macbeth is there when Macbeth is questioning his plans and does anything in her power to convince him to complete the murder. Without all three of these components coming together, Macbeth would have not killed Duncan, and fate would have decided whether he would have become