The Destruction Of Manipulation In Macbeth By William Shakespeare

In the tragedy Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, the main character, Macbeth is a loyal subject to the king until the promises of fame and glory turn him against everything he was once fighting for. Macbeth, a man that was once a faithful leader, turns into a person of greed and unfaithfulness. The destructiveness that appears from within Macbeth sets the foundation of his downfall caused by the manipulation from The Three Witches and his wife, Lady Macbeth.

Death sets the underlying tone throughout the play. In the beginning, Macbeth and Banquo are fighting to protect their Scottish homeland, During this time the King, Duncan, finds out that the Thane of Cawdor is a traitor, and once he hears of the good leader Macbeth is becoming, he decides to give
Macbeth knew that it was wrong to kill Duncan for the crown, but did it regardless because of the pressure he was under. He tells Lady Macbeth that he does not know how to live with himself and she replies “[that] these deeds must not be thought after these ways. So it will make us mad” (II. ii. 33-34). Lady Macbeth knows that the guilt will eat away at both of them if they think too much about the crime they committed, and advises Macbeth to act like he always has and not like the guilty killer he knows he is. Lady Macbeth knows that if they were to be caught, not only would Macbeth be blamed for the murder, but she would also be to blame.

When Macbeth is crowned king, everyone assumes that he will be a great ruler and that the country would remain prosperous, but that is not the case. Macbeth does not care about the well being of his land or his people, but instead invests his time on who is trying to steal the throne from him and hires murderers to kill anyone that could take what is now his. Macbeth uses the poor lives the murderers have had to convince them to kill Banquo and also Macduff's