Who Is To Blame For Macbeth's Downfall

Who is to blame? It could be the three evil witches who tempted Macbeth with the prophecies. Or maybe his overbearing wife who always questioned his manhood. It might be Macduff who put his head on a stick. Or simply, it could be his own grave that he dug. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, there are many people who could be blamed for the ultimate downfall of Macbeth. Pressley says, “The most striking feature of Shakespeare is his command of language.” In the end, the only person that can be blamed for Macbeth's death is Macbeth. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the three reasons why Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall are, it was his choice, he was trying to cover his tracks, and he thought he was invincible.

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the first reason why Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall is that it was ultimately his choice. Hazlitt states, ‘Macbeth himself appears driven along by the violence of his fate like a vessel drifting before a storm.” Although Lady Macbeth pushed him to kill Duncan, Macbeth is the one that actually took the knife and stabbed him. Macbeth says in Act 2, Scene 1, Line 62, “Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven, or to hell.” Macbeth could have chose not to kill Duncan and
After Duncan’s death Macbeth was going crazy will guilt. This lead him to kill the guards and Banquo. Macbeth says in Act 3, Scene 1, Line 70, “To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings!” He was so guilty about what he did that he snapped and tries to cover his tracks. Macbeth's life had turned into a domino effect of murder after murder. Deighton states, “ He goes from good to bad, and from bad to worse.” Overall, Macbeth was still the one doing the killing of ordering for the killing. He made the choice that got him into the mess, and he made the terrible decisions that