Early on the witches reveal prophecies to Macbeth suggesting his rise to power. This claim influences Macbeth’s actions throughout the play and leads to his eventual downfall. While the witches offer the idea of the supernatural, Macbeth alone made the choice to believe in it. It is his individual choice that is responsible to blame, not the supernatural itself. The witches never told Macbeth to kill; they merely stated that he was to become king.
His own human nature, paranoia and selfishness are what leads him to his death. Macbeth is to blame for his death at the end of the play. Macbeth is manipulated by the witches and believes in their prophecies. The witches have considerable influence over Macbeth throughout the play. First, their early predictions stating that he will be king, and then the predictions of the apparitions saying that he only could be murdered by someone that was not born of a woman.
He now sets himself up to become to become the king, because the witches told him he would become king. After Macbeth slays the current king, Duncan, Macbeth is named the king of Scotland (Shakespeare 75). This event is truly significant because it demonstrates the power of the witches to see the fate of Macbeth and how his actions fall into place to make his fate a reality. Although the witches
that shalt be king hereafter.”(Shakespeare, Act 1, Scene 3, lines 49-51). Immediately after hearing these, ,2 Macbeth finds out he is thane of Cawdor. This makes him believe he has to Murder the King Duncan to fulfill the next section of the prophecy. Macbeth never thought about killing the king until the prophecy was delivered to him. The downward spiral would never had been started without the prophecies spoken by the Witches.
They were the driving force behind Banquo and King Duncan's killing. The witches prophesised that his life would completely change, by becoming thane of Cawdor, then king of Scotland. At first, Macbeth dismissed their prophecies, but after he was promoted to Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth wondered if he will be King, too. "If chance will have me king, why chance may crown me without my stir." Another prophecy made by the witches was that Banquo's son will be king.
She pushes for Macbeth to do the unthinkable all so that they may become Kind and Queen. She accuses Macbeth of not acting like a man. “When you durst do it, then you were a man”, if he went ahead with killing the King. This was a great force for Macbeth to proceed with the task. When he finally goes
“More is thy due than more than all can pay” (1.4.21). King Duncan says this to show how he is grateful of Macbeth for wining the war. As events unfold, Macbeth shows his true character when he kills Duncan to become king. This shows he has a false appearance because Duncan thought the two were friends and Macbeth would not kill a relative. Towards the end of the play Macbeth gets caught up in a killing spree by hiring people to murder Banquo and his son, and by having everybody in Macduff’s castle killed: The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon fife: give to th’ edge o’ th’ sword His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate
Some believe that the prediction from the three witches at the beginning of the play was foretelling Macbeth’s predestined future or his fate. They believe that his fate was to become King and that is just what has to happen, no matter the circumstances. I, however, believe that what he sees as his destiny is really the result of his choices or his free will, and the actions he takes in the name of destiny. Just because the witches told him he was to become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland doesn’t mean that is what has to happen. If Macbeth went on with life, never hearing this prediction of
Thou shalt be King hereafter'. They said this prophecy because the witches already knew Macbeth was going to be king, but Macbeth didn't want to wait so he had decided to kill Duncan, the current king, so therefore Macbeth would become king sooner. Macbeth himself did contribute to his downfall. If he hadn't killed Duncan to become king, the guilt and confusion would have not lead him to madness. After he killed Duncan, he thought highly of himself and nothing could stop him or get in his way.
.” | b. | “Lesser than Macbeth, and greater.” | c. | “O, never / Shall sun that morrow see!” | d. | “Was the hope drunk / Wherein you dressed yourself?” | ____ 5. Near the end of Act I, Macbeth expresses doubt about murdering the king because a. | Macbeth is the king’s subject and host | b. | it could weaken all of Scotland | c. | the king’s sons would kill him | d. | Lady Macbeth has misgivings | ____ 6.