Macbeth’s demise was caused by him firstly being taunted by Lady Macbeth, then committing terrible acts because of her doing, and ultimately falling down, where Macduff killed him as revenge. These are a series of events that happened throughout the story of Macbeth. The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a tragedy play that is about a man named Macbeth, who rises to power and becomes Thane of Cawdor. He then talks to three witches, saying that he will become king, and Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife, becomes powered by greed and ambition and tells Macbeth to kill the king so he can attain power. These and many other choices will eventually lead Macbeth through a dark path, and to his demise. Macbeth himself is responsible for his …show more content…
In the play, Macbeth meets the three witches, and they summon three apparitions to tell him what will happen. The first one tells Macbeth to fear Macduff, as he is seen as a threat to him. This is because Macduff seems to be leading on to Macbeth regarding the murder of King Duncan. Also, Macduff is seen as a threat to the throne as well, as he was very loyal to Duncan. However, since he was suspicious of Macbeth, he fled to England. Since Macbeth was told by Lennox that Macduff moved to England, he hatches a plan to kill Macduff’s family by catching them off guard, which he explains by disclosing “The castle of Macduff I will surprise, / Seize upon Fife, give to th’ edge of th’ sword / His wife, his bab, and all unfortunate souls / That trace him in his line” (4.1.171-174). The quote implies that he will kill Macduff’s family so that Macduff will be scared to fight Macbeth. This conclusively becomes one of the major factors in Macbeth’s demise, as it shows how heartless Macbeth has become since he first murdered King Duncan due to