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Macbeth's Downfall Analysis

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possibility of gaining power because of their ‘prophecy’, the witches knew that more and more fatal faults could start slipping into his mind, convincing him even more to commit the act. As the idea fermented in his mind, the small trials in his life began to be too much for him to overcome. He was already seriously considering committing the act when his wife called him a weak man and a women. With his brain already bending to the pressure he did not have the humility or capacity of character to take the insult so it drove him closer to the deed. When Macbeth said “Oh, full of scorpions is my mind” (3.2:41) it showed that he was beginning to see the fatality of what could come from his own brain. Not only his pride but also his selfishness …show more content…

Because he did not originally turn away from the temptation as Banquo did, seeing it for its true evil, Macbeth began to fall to the temptation as he continued to contemplate it; soon enough he was buried in his new found weaknesses, unable to any hope for restoration to his previous …show more content…

Macbeth began by first paying heed to temptations just as King David did. He did not immediately look away when he accidentally looked upon Bathsheba bathing on her roof and “inquired after the woman” (2 Sam. 11.3) just as Macbeth inquired after and thought upon how he could fulfill what he thought was his fate. They both were good men of stand up character but did not turn away from temptation when it was placed before them, so tangible and so close to their grasp. This mere second contemplation of wrongdoing drove both of them to much worse actions. Macbeth had all he could ask for as Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, leader of the army, and subject to a king that favored him above many others. Besides being King, he had all he could ask for! King David had everything he could possibly even need, as many wives as he could want, with a God that favored him because of his great righteousness. As they continued to think about the acts that went against their morals, it eventually led them to commit them. King David turned against his God when he called upon Bathsheba and committed adultery and later murder just as Macbeth embraced the ideas he knew were corrupt and turned against his king and kingsmen. This however was not the end for either; they continued to spiral in selfishness to a point where they forgot what they ever had stood for. King David killed Uriah to make his actions seem more acceptable to

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Macbeth killed King Duncan and many other people so he would become king. According to the play Lady Macbeth told Macbeth,”When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the man.” She commented on his manhood to manipulate him into making an irrational decision. He took that prophecy seriously and wanted to be king by any means possible no matter who had to get hurt. Macbeth knew his time was coming

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The play entitled Macbeth by William Shakespeare portrays Macbeth, a loyal and brave thane to the king. When a prophecy reveals he will become king, Macbeth is overcome with ambition and greed. Convinced of this prophecy and the encouragement from his wife, he is able to kill the king and take the throne. Although Macbeth was able to obtain the throne, he was was overwhelmed by power and guilt leading to internal conflict, which suggests that success is not desirable through cheating and corruption and ultimately cost more than its actually worth, Macbeth`s reckless pursuit of killing and becoming the king is representative of the power he has and what he is able to do with the power he's gained; therefore. His relentless ambition for king reveals the guilt behind power.

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Yet there was still hope that Macbeth would learn to turn back from these ways, as he had still felt guilt after Banquo’s murder, but he did not. He had only become worse as he became entirely corrupt. Spilling blood, and turning against those who had once praised him. It had gone to the point where his own army only followed him as it was their duty and not because they truly respected and honored

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His tactics for his rise to power were immoral. From regicide to use witches, Macbeth appeared to do anything to gain and maintain his position of king. Shakespeare’s theme of power is portrayed by having Macbeth use immoral means to achieve and hold the title of king profited by the weird sisters. In the late 1500’s into early 1600’s a king was said to be chosen by God to be in that position.

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Macbeth’s fate was determined by his fear of losing power. Once he gained his power by becoming Thane of Cawdor, he wasn’t really afraid until people like Banquo were trying to overthrow him. So he was doing everything he could to stop people like Banquo from overthrowing him to keep his

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The Real Cause of Macbeth's Downfall By: Nick Bagheri As Macbeth’s wife, she plays a major role in his rise and fall from power over Scotland. She could be considered Macbeth's other half because of how much she has an influence on him she uses her tactical position to gain wealth and power while taking very little risk. She takes action whenever she gets an opportunity and does it in a sneaky way through manipulating Macbeth.

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At the beginning of William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ the protagonist Macbeth is described as ‘brave’, ‘noble’ and ‘honourable’, however Lady Macbeth’s and Macbeths desire for power consumes them. Macbeth’s ambition overrides his conscience and transformed his greatest strength into his greatest weakness. Macbeth’s inability to resist temptations that led him to be greedy for power, Macbeth’s easily manipulative nature which allowed his mind to be swayed, Macbeth having no self control and his excessive pride was what allowed him to renew his previously honourable and celebrated title into one of an evil ‘tyrant’. Macbeth is led by the prophecies of the witches after they foretell he will become the Thane of Cawdor. Not only the witches, but also his wife easily manipulate Macbeth as she attacks his manhood in order to provoke him to act on his desires.

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“He is seriously flawed in that he cannot resist the powerful external force that is driving him to commit an act of unmitigated evil”(Golden). Macbeth knew the difference between right and wrong, and chose the wrong path deliberately, for power. Macbeth was an extremely arrogant man, which has led him to not have a reality check or change his ways. After murdering the king and taking the throne, Macbeth is full of guilt and

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Macbeth is also a power hungry man who would do just about anything to achieve his goal of becoming King. When Macbeth first hears the prophecies from the three witches he instantly became invested with the journey to become king. Similar to Lady Macbeth, nothing was going to come between him and his potential power, “My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical, shakes so my single state of man. That function is smother'd in surmise, and nothing is but what is not” (1.3.52-55). This quote exemplifies how Macbeth’s initial solution to becoming king was murder.

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He did not hesitate to do whatever it takes to get what he wanted. This was the downfall in his life. Macbeth’s status went from a respected man to be known as a dead butcher. People may argue that his downfall was because of the three witches and Lady Macbeth.

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Macbeth had become everything that he had ever wanted to be which was the king of Scotland and when the witches told him that someone else was going to take his crown he went to extremes to try to keep them from doing that which was eventually what lead to him dying. The witches had told Macbeth that the sons of Banquo would take his crown so he decided to have Banquo and his son killed Macbeth said, “Our fears in Banquo stick deep/ And in his royalty of nature reigns that which would be feared”(3.1.49-51). Macbeth did everything he could to protect his crown, but that is eventually what lead to his downfall and his death. He killed his best friend Banquo which was when his ambition had gone to far and was the beginning of his decline.

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So then Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo who shames Macbeth bringing regret to himself and pushing him deeper into remorse. Even though Macbeth regrets what he has done and wants to go back in time and undo what he has done, but he is stuck with guilt, remorse and contrition. This quote shows that Macbeth wishes he could go back to having a clear consciences and had not committed those crimes. Nevertheless Macbeth has already gone in too deep with his immoral acts that he cannot get away

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