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Does Macbeth Cause His Own Downfall

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In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth is the cause of his own downfall by being easily influenced, although he does take responsibility for many of his actions. Regardless of taking responsibility for h\s actions, he still fails to succeed, or live, in the end. Macbeth is influenced by the witches and his wife, Lady Macbeth. The witches put it into his mind that he will be king and Lady Macbeth helps him act on the ambition they instilled in him. By allowing his wife to plot the murder of King Duncan, he goes along and murders him in his bed. No matter his loyalties to the king, he allowed the witches and his wife to influence his decision on who to listen to: his wife or his conscience. He follows his wife’s plan, and murders the king, and the
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