Examples Of Who Is To Blame In Macbeth

Here are the facts: we have my defendant Macbeth who has been charged with the murders of King Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s wife and children. There is no denying that these are heinous crimes, but this is not solely Macbeth’s fault. He was indeed duped the three witches he came across. These crimes did not come from Macbeth, but instead the witches. Although they may have not been the ones who physically committed the crimes, they are most definitely to blame. The witches are responsible for Macbeth’s actions, as they used their supernatural powers to make him commit these terrible acts. They went out of their way to meet Macbeth, told him he would become king, and finally tricked Macbeth with the three apparitions. Ladies and gentlemen of

In Act 1, Scene 1 the witches discuss when and where they are going to meet Macbeth, “There to meet with Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 1, line 8).” This shows from the very beginning the witches had planned their meeting with Macbeth. It was not mere coincidence that Macbeth and Banquo saw the witches, it was already prearranged. On top of this, when Macbeth met with the witches, they told him he would become Thane of Cawdor, and then king (Act 1, Scene 3, lines 48-50). In telling Macbeth this, it set into action Macbeth’s quest to become king and fulfill the witches’ prophecy. If Macbeth had never encountered the witches and be told he would become king, he would have just continued being Thane of Glamis. The witches are the one to blame, as they were the ones who told Macbeth he would become

The witches gave Macbeth a false sense of security because they convinced him that he would be safe from Macduff. In Scene 1 of Act 4, the witches showed Macbeth three apparitions. The first apparition was a helmeted head, which told Macbeth to beware of Macduff. The second apparition was a bloody child, which said Macbeth does not have to fear anyone born from a woman. The third apparition was a child crowned, which said Macbeth won’t be killed and shouldn’t be worried until the forest moves to his castle. The witches’ apparitions ended up tricking Macbeth, as they turned against him. It is true that Macbeth should beware Macduff, but that is where the truth ends. It turned out that Macduff was born from a C-section as his mother died at birth, so Macduff was actually a man who wasn’t born from a woman. Also, Macduff and his troops used limbs of trees from the forest to disguise themselves when they were going to attack Macbeth, so the forest technically did move to Macbeth’s castle. The three apparitions from the witches duped Macbeth, as he was not actually out of harm’s way, which led to his ultimate downfall and