Who Is To Blame For Macbeth's Downfall

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In the tragedy of Macbeth, written by Shakespeare, many people speculate that the witches, his wife, and even Macbeth are to blame for his downfall. But, in the end his wife, Lady Macbeth, contributed the most to Macbeth’s demise. She was extremely hungry for power plus she knew him and proceeded to exploit him because of his weaknesses. Macbeth promised his wife, in a letter he wrote, that she would one day become queen and they would rule together. This really went to her head and made her anxious to become the queen, so she had to figure out a way to get there. Once she figured out her plan, she told her husband. She questioned his manhood whenever he wouldn’t follow through with her plans and continually believed him a coward. When Lady