Macbeth
             Much literature examines individuals who, as a result of choice or circumstance, find themselves in situations that significantly affect the course of their lives. These individuals make some wrong choices that later result in the downfall in their lives. In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare the main character Macbeth changes the course of his life by the choices he makes, and the circumstances that influenced him. These changes can be the result of Macbeth's own doing, they can be the result of the influence of Lady Macbeth, or they can be the result of the three witches.
             The first element to result change in Macbeth's life is influence of his own doing. Macbeth was an honourable and well-respected person until Macbeth decided to make some choices that caused his life to change. Macbeth chose to believe the prophecies: the thane of Glemis, the thane of Cawdor, and later a king. Macbeth got captures in the moment and he could not awake himself. Once Macbeth heard that he became the thane of Cawdor he got to believe the witches that they were telling the truth and that later he would be a king. Later in Macbeth made a choice to listen to his wife, Lady Macbeth, and murder Duncan to become a king. He chose to listen to his wife despite of what he thought was right. Macbeth also made other choices like those to kill both Banquo and Macduff's family. Macbeth killed them because he felt threatened by them. He killed Banquo because Banquo was going to be a father to the line of kings and Macbeth will have none. "They hail'd him father to a line of kings: upon my head they placed a fruitless crown." Macbeth felt that Banquo knew that he killed Duncan and therefore would betray him. Banquo knew that the witches told Macbeth that he will be king, and therefore did not trust Banquo. Macbeth also killed Macduff's family to pay Macduff revenge for fleeing to England. All of the cho...