Macbeth?s Responsibility :: essays research papers

The disaster in Macbeth mainly revolves around hotshot person, Macbeth. Although other outside conflicts influenced Macbeth to start his killing spree, most of the killings are attached by Macbeth. The witches and Lady Macbeth were the ones who helped pushed him along his self-destruction path, but ultimately Macbeth fixed to carry out the evil deed of murdering Duncan by himself.     Macbeths encounter with the three witches is what first incites the disaster when they tell him that he is to be the Thane of Cawdor and magnate of Scotland. Macbeth is surprised by this news and wants to hear more. Macbeth writing to his wife to the highest degree his encounter with the witches also proved to be a mistake because she became would-be(prenominal) well-nigh Macbeth becoming king and she becoming queen. Macbeth had outside influences involved in the death of Duncan, but the other deaths in the play are caused single by Macbeth.     Macbeth wa s also responsible for the deaths of Duncans guards when he said O, hitherto I do repent me of my fury, That I did kill them. (A2, S3, 100-101) He had no reason for killing them but his rage enabled him to be irrational. When Macbeth became suspicious about Banquo knowing that he had killed Duncan, Macbeth ordered him and his son Fleance to be killed. Banquo was killed and Fleance escaped, which upheld the witchs prophesy that Banquos future would not be happy and that his number would be kings. Macbeth showed his true evil when he ordered Banquo and his son to be killed. It showed that he had the ambition to act in a way that would treasure his lust for power by retaining the throne of Scotland. When Macduff fled to England, Macbeth ordered that