Who Is Most To Blame For Macbeths Downfall?
…Macbeth’s downfall. I believe Macbeth had an immense build up of hatred inside him waiting to be released. I will discuss the possible factors that could have placed the final straw on the camel’s back and lead to the releasing of brave soldier Macbeth’s bloodthirst, and why he committed the acts he did. The first suspects are the witches. After all it was their voices that implanted the thoughts into Macbeth’s head that he would be king. When Macbeth heard this, he figured that no matter what he did he would become the king. After hearing King Duncan’s desire to have Malcolm carry on the throne, Macbeth quickly lost faith that he could achieve the throne without doing anything, so he took it upon himself to make things happen. After killing Duncan he feared Banquo for his knowledge of the witches prophecies and had him killed as well. Macbeth seemed to be losing himself after Duncan’s death due to his obsession with the witches prophecies, so in turn, the witches could be partly re
