How Is Corruption Shown In Macbeth

Macbeth’s corruption neither comes from nothing or from one single cause. The witches’ prophecy, those weird sisters, rose his curiosity and interest in the first place. Lady Macbeth, his seemingly innocent wife, pressures him into taking the throne in the first place. His ambition, his desire to be king, influences his decisions after he takes the throne. Macbeth’s corruption originates from the witches’ prophecy and continues through Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s own ambition. The witches’ prophecy lead Macbeth to believe that he will become King of Scotland, raising his interest in the matter which eventually ends in his corruption. When they reveal that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland and Banquo’s descendants will also be Kings, Macbeth can not help but be curious. He asks them to “say from whence [they] owe this strange intelligence” (1.3.73-74). Though he was interested in learning more, he doubted that three random strangers could predict his kingship. After becoming King of Scotland, he remembers that the witches “hailed [Banquo] father to a line of kings” (3.1.61). Macbeth then chose to murder Banquo and Fleance. This corruption

When Lady Macbeth hears of the witches’ prophecy in Macbeth’s letter, she is already planning to persuade him to commit murder. She wants Macbeth come “hither [the castle] that [she] may pour [her] spirits in [his] ear” (1.5.23-24). She convinces him to commit murder, a corruptive act, beginning his insecurity and insanity. Before the murder, Macbeth envisions a dagger in front of him, a sign that he is already going crazy. He reaches out toward the dagger wanting it to “come, let [him] clutch [it]” (2.1.34). After not much persuasion, Macbeth was already intent on committing this awful crime. His wife was one of two reasons that Macbeth murdered the King of Scotland, scarring him with the burden of