Macbeth, Guilty for his own Do
Every man is responsible for his own destiny. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, this is particularly true, as it was by his own actions that Macbeth brought about his downfall. Macbeth's ambition to be King sets himself upon the path to his downfall. By being paranoid and suspicious because of his guilt he followed the path. Also, by failing to realizing the warning signs and acting accordingly he came to the end of the path, his death. Macbeth's ambition is a main factor in his downfall. After the witches tell him he is to become King his ambition corrupts him immediately, "Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear things that seem so fair?" says Banquo, who misunderstands Macbeth's hesitation for fear when it is actually a show of his ambition taking over. Macbeth's ambition was so strong that he had to act on it by Killing Duncan, which leads several characters to question their loyalty towards Macbeth. Macduff is the first to suspect Macbeth for killing Duncan after Macbeth kills the attendants and Macdu
Macbeth fears Banquo because Banquo is prophesized to become King, "There is none but he whose being I do fear; and under him my genius is rebuk'd" and so Macbeth plots to get rid of this threat. " When Macduff hears of this news he vows revenge and is determined confront Macbeth, "cut short all intermission, front to front bring thou this fiend of Scotland and myself" and at this confrontation he kills Macbeth. Macbeth becomes paranoid and suspicious of Macduff when the witches tell him to "beware the Thane of Fife" which is Macduff. Macbeth's once close friend Banquo now becomes an enemy as a result of his paranoia. ff asks, "Wherefor did you so?" This suspension leads Macduff to "pray the holy king, upon his aid to wake Northumberland and war-like Siward" and raise a rebellion against Macbeth. " Instead of fleeing like he should have he stays to fight and engage in battle. Macbeth is not afraid of the 10,000 troops because he believes "I bear a charmed life, which must not yield to one of woman born" but Macduff was "from his mother's womb untimely ripp'd" and kills Macbeth. Because he did not realize the threats against him he is killed Macbeth's inability to realize the threats against him, his paranoia and suspension of others, and his ambition that lead others to distrust him and him to think irrationally, all lead to his downfall. Macbeth caught up in his own world and fails to realize the warning signs of his downfall. If Macbeth had not become suspicious of Macduff and killed his family, Macduff may not have seeked such revenge. When Macbeth learns of the approaching 10,000 troops being led by Malcolm and Macduff he says he will "fight till from my bones my flesh be hack'd. After Macbeth is told to beware of Macduff he is told that he cannot be defeated until "Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come", Macbeth misinterprets this which leads him into a false sense of security and so instead of preparing for the approaching army does nothing which allows the prophesy to become true which leads to his defeat. Shakespeare leads us to hate Macbeth when he slaughters an innocent family, and leads us to pity Macbeth when he realizes his downfall, which he himself is responsible. This leads to Macbeth's death at the hands of Macduff.
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