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    all to blame for the tragedy that is “Macbeth”‚ Lady Macbeth through convincing Macbeth‚ Macbeth for following his ambition more than his conscience and the three witches for putting the idea of being king in Macbeth’s head. But i think Macbeth is more responsibe because he had a choice to kill King Duncan. What really brought him to all this mess was actually the need of power and his ambitious needs. Not many would agree with this but‚ he himself brought this all to him self. He could have just

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    hero of Scotland who has bravely won the war. As the play continue he becomes a solitary tyrant who kills anyone who gets in his way. Although the witches and Lady Macbeth are partially responsible for the murder of Duncan and the downfall of Macbeth‚ Macbeth is solely responsible. Macbeth’s ambition is a reason he is accountable for the death of the King and his downfall. In the beginning‚ Macbeth runs into three witches and they tell him “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shalt be King hereafter!” (Act

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    Although Macbeth is ultimately responsible for his fall from greatness‚ the witches’ prophecies and Lady Macbeth’s manipulation assist in his downfall in Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth. The ultimate downfall of Macbeth would not take place without the initial prophecies of the witches. His demise is outlined in the suggestive words of the witches when they first meet. They entertain the prophecy that Macbeth “shalt be king hereafter!” (I‚iii‚54). The success of the first two prophecies of becoming

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    part to do in the demise of Romeo and Juliet. But there are two characters who are the most responsible for the this downfall. Those characters are‚Tybalt and Romeo. There are several reasons why these two characters are the most responsible for the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Some reasons are because Tybalt started the fight that resulted in romeo being banished. In my opinion I believe Romeo is responsible because he acted violently when he killed Tybalt‚ paris‚ and himself‚ and because when he

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    Macbeth Essay macbeth is responsible for his own fall. In William Shakespeare play Macbeth the main character Macbeth the war hero ends up with a very tragic ending due to his own stupid choices and influences by his wife lady macbeth and the witches. In the beginning macbeth was a very loyal and noble man who would not be known to do something so awful as to kill his king and friend. In some ways macbeth only can be blamed for his downfall as he was the one who physically murdered the king

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    possibly Shakespeare’s darkest character‚ not because he kills other characters but for his almost supernatural ability to manipulate the other figures of the play. He manipulates the other characters into following their own agendas and all the while coming closer to his goal of bringing Othello to his downfall. However‚ Iago needs an ally if he is going to destroy Othello‚ this comes in the form of Othello’s own inner demons. Othello foolishly places far too much trust in "honest Iago"‚ which Iago

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    object must exert physical force to propel it forward. Macbeth has potential energy from his inner desire to be king‚ and his rapt reaction to eliminate foilers in his way proves that. However‚ Macbeth’s innocence and goodness makes it impossible for him to commit murders. Lady Macbeth’s relentless persuasion is the outside force that “propels” Macbeth. Out of the three characters who lead to Macbeth’s downfall‚ Lady Macbeth gives the greatest momentum that drives Macbeth into furies of inconceivable

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    main force that was predominately responsible for the downfall of Macbeth was his single flaw. Which was his own ambition. Even though his ambition brought him to his height of power‚ it was also what led him to his downfall. During the play Macbeth’s ambition brought him to achieve his goals but as the play evolves‚ it forced him to face his fate. Macbeth had become so obsessed with becoming King‚ and remaining powerful‚ that he became a completely different man. His ambition led him to become greedy

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    significant affect to the actions of Macbeth. As Macbeth’s wife‚ she has a strong impact to contribute to Macbeth’s downfall. She is more relentless as well as more ambitious than her husband‚ immediately conceives the horrible idea of murdering her royal guest. She encourages Macbeth‚ to betray his will with the most merciless determination(). In order to assist her husband to gets what is foretold to him‚ she commits the unforgivable sin to call "Spirits that tend on mortal thoughts" to deprive her

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    Lady Macbeth is responsible for Macbeth’s downfall Lady Macbeth is shown early as an ambitious woman who can manipulate Macbeth easily.  It is shown in the line "That I may pour my spirits in thine ear" Act 1 Scene 5. She manipulates his self-esteem by playing with his manliness and his bravery.  (Act 1 scene 5 lines 16-18)  “yet do I fear thy nature‚ It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way”  You are too full of the milk of human kindness

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