In this essay i will be providing you with proof of macbeth responsibility for king Duncan’s death with her manipulating ways. A number of factors lead him to kill duncan. It is evident that he did not go about his crime acting entirely on his own accord- there is an element of corruption from the witches and his wife - however he must have had an existent ambition and desire for the throne in order to follow the plot through. Initially, the witches inform him that he “ shalt be king hereafter”. Macbeth adopts his prophecy as an objective,even calling it “ the deed” as if it is something he must accomplish. His ambitions nature yearns to accelerate the process by removing Duncan from the thrones forcibly. This reveals the evil in macbeth, because the “ weird sisters only tell him that he will be king , they gave him no advice as to how to go about it- it is his own “ black and deep desires” which control his sinful actions. …show more content…
This is her wicked tacted to manipulate Macbeth into going ahead with the killing. Lady Macbeth is also directly a cause for Macbeth’s actions . She forms the details of the plan to kill duncan , and orders him throughout the play, such as “give me the daggers” and “ leave all the rest to me” , both very demanding. It appears to me that without lady Macbeth’s “direst cruelty” Macbeth would not have had the willpower to carry out the task . Perhaps he is merely a tool, manipulated by Lady Macbeth's to achieve her goal to be queen. It could also be argued that the witches , out of spite , spurred on by pure evil , set up the whole thing for their own pleasure. For the prophecy to become reality , itself is essential. Because, if Macbeth hadn’t been informed that he would be king he would never have considered