Why Macbeth committed regicide
The title character of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare has strong desires to become the king of Scotland and ultimately commits regicide to obtain this position. However, along his journey to becoming king, Macbeth is influenced by outside forces that fuel his desires. These outside forces include the constant taunting of his wife, Lady Macbeth, the prophecies as told by the Three Witches, and simply by his own ambition. Although all three of these things do affect Macbeth, the immediate cause for Macbeth to murder for kingship is the prophecies. The immediate force that causes Macbeth to commit regicide is the Weird Sisters' prophecies. If they had no met with Macbeth and told him of their predictions, Macbeth would have never felt compelled to make them happen. The Weird Sisters address him as "Thane of Glamis!" (I.iii.51), "Thane of Cawdor!" (I.iii.52), and finish with "that shalt be king hereafter!" (I.iii.53). After Macbeth hears these words, he convinces himself that the future holds a crown for hi
With the motivation from his own ambitions, he uses violence to complete his quest for power. She manipulates Macbeth into killing Duncan by questioning her husband's manhood. Thus, his ambitions corrupt him and finally, make him commit regicide. Lady Macbeth's influence affects Macbeth from the moment he tries to become King. Although Lady Macbeth's insults and his own ambitions both propel him to commit regicide, the powerful hand of fate is what gives Macbeth the final thrust to commit regicide. The first person Macbeth murders on his journey to becoming king is Duncan. She is able to provoke her husband to commit the murders by questioning him in a way such that he feels the need to prove his masculinity. When the witches meet with Macbeth the second time, they tell him that "The power of man, for none of whom woman born/ Shall harm Macbeth" (IV.
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