The one who is at fault in the play of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare is not all who presume it is. Some say the blame is on the Witches, some say Lady Macbeth, but Macbeth is the real man at fault. He was at choice of his decisions, only slightly pressured by his wife, Lady Macbeth. Macbeth dug himself into a hole he was not able to climb out of. There was no return to the light side for him as he had no regrets, he was inhumane, and cold-blooded. There are many examples that show his inhumanity towards others throughout the play, one cold-blooded act to another with no turning back. It was a painful ending for Macbeth since no one showed sympathy for him as his head ended up on a sword. Macbeth is at fault for all the critical events within the play as he is the one that killed Banquo, King Duncan, and Macduff’s family. In the play Macbeth, some believe Lady Macbeth was at fault for all the critical events within the play. Firstly, some think that Lady Macbeth was the one that killed Duncan and the two guards because she told Macbeth to. In fact, Macbeth was the one that killed both the guards and King Duncan as it was his own actions and his final choice as to whether he would do it or not. I have done the deed. Didst thou not hear a noise? (Act II Scene II).” This was spoken by Macbeth after the deed was done, which was the murder of the three innocent men. Lady Macbeth may have brought up the idea of killing King Duncan but Macbeth was the one that decided wither to do it or not. This play would not have been the same if Macbeth wasn’t so narrow sighted and very ambitious. Lady Macbeth only gave a slight push to Macbeth’s choices at the beginning, once he had committed the first upon many murders he became powerful, ... ... middle of paper ... ...rent between kingship and tyranny.” Macbeth may have been King, but not the King anyone would want. He was just like a tyrant, he was not a real King, and he did not show Kingship or demonstrate a real leader. He was a King for the power, dictatorship, and control. As stated above there were many different literary devices evident in the play Macbeth. Even though many thought Lady Macbeth or the Witches were at fault for the main events in the play. The man who is really at fault is Macbeth. Throughout the whole play this is evident, when he kills King Duncan, Banquo, Lady Macduff, and the two Guards. Macbeth was the reason this play had so many critical events. Even to the end Macbeth never changed as a character, “Yet I will try the last. Before my body, I throw my warlike shield. Lay on, Macduff, and damn'd be him that first cries, 'Hold, enough! (Scene VIII).”
However, it was Lady Macbeth who convinced him to slay the king so that he could usurp the throne: “Hie thee hither, / That I may pour my spirits in thine ear”. So we can say that Lady Macbeth has more responsibility for Duncan’s murder than Macbeth himself as she used her position as a wife and a woman to induce his husband to commit the sin. She knew the “adoration” Macbeth had for her (“My dearest love” referring to Lady Macbeth) and used her status as a woman to judge Macbeth a coward if he didn’t kill Duncan. Even though Macbeth holds some blame for not being the strong, valiant man he is, in battle with her wife and standing before those childish yet effective arguments she used, Lady Macbeth is the immediate cause for Macbeth’s actions.
Lady Macbeth was the inital force to make this entire play roll along. Macbeth was comfortable where he was, he was curious about the fact the witches stated, but he didn't want to force it to work. After Lady Macbeth's help in the killing of Duncan, the only influance she has upon him is to keep everything to themselves. At the party after Banquo's murder, Lady Macbeth tries to calm Macbeth, and tell him that what he sees is only an illusion, and not to worry about Banquo, and to shut up because his fit may show everyone that they are the murders of Duncan and Banquo.
Macbeth, the main character in William Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth was not secure in his manhood. This insecurity led to the downfall of Macbeth because he felt the need to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. After he proved himself by killing Duncan, Macbeth became desensitized to killing.
People tend to point fingers at people a lot. In this case, the question is “who is to blame for all the killings?” Most say Lady Macbeth because of her disturbing thoughts, words, and actions. But Macbeth is the one who murdered. Macbeth is ambitious in killing and is well enough to make his own decisions, so putting the blame on Lady Macbeth does not make sense. In Macbeth no one is to blame and he is truly the one at fault.
In consideration of Macbeth’s crimes, he alone cannot be blamed for his actions. The three witches do prophesy that he will become king which is the reason he does begin to kill; however, nowhere in their prophecy do they foresee the killing of the King. Therefore, the witches don’t direct any of his actions and are in no part liable. Much of the blame can be placed on Lady Macbeth because she has the initial plan to usurp the King’s throne by killing him in his sleep. Macbeth protests to this plan, yet after Lady Macbeth uses methods such as insults and temptation, he reluctantly agrees to murder the King. Macbeth is ultimately to blame for his own actions because every murder he commits is his choice alone. While influenced by Lady Macbeth to kill the King, he not only makes the choice himself, but he also kills many more people without Lady Macbeth’s knowledge.
All things considered, Macbeth remains accountable for the events in the play rather than the minimal influence Lady Macbeth presents. Within Scotland, Macbeth plays a substantial role as his tyrannical influence drags the country into the ground. The actions of Macbeth overcome the words of Lady Macbeth. Specifically, Macbeth murders King Duncan while Lady Macbeth only subtly influences him. Afterwards, his own ambition drives him insane which then leads him to plot the murder of Banquo and Fleance. Lastly, Macbeth remains responsible for the murder of the family of Macduff as he tries to secure his power as the king. All in all, Macbeth turns to the wrong people for guidance when he needs it and his unchecked ambition leads to his collapse. People who strictly follow their ambitions wish to face a series of unfortunate events.
“MACBETH!!” Lady Macbeth shriek. Lady Macbeth wasn’t the greatest wife after all. She pressured Macbeth to kill King Duncan to be able to take his place to become king. Macbeth didn’t want to kill Duncan because it would be on his conscience for the rest of his life. Lady Macbeth is responsible for King Duncan’s death for a couple reasons, but you can still argue that Macbeth was also responsible as well. Lady Macbeth is more responsible for the cause of Duncan’s death.
This is on account of Lady Macbeth, who is partly to blame for the happenings throughout the play as she was the mastermind behind the original crime. She acts like a merciless and manipulative horror, questioning Macbeth and making him feel diminutive and like he lied to her, asking “art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valour as thou art in desire?” lady Macbeth uses his doubts as to the necessity of this act against him while she teases and coerces Macbeth, and bends him unto her will (1.7.39-41). He could have been redeemed at this point if he’d just resisted his wife’s temptations and said no, but he chose the quicker option to appease his wife and satiate his own desires. While he should be held responsible for his own actions, she has a heavy influence on them even going so far as to echo her own insults back at the murderers quoting, “ay, in the catalogue ye go for men; as hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs… are clept all by the name of dogs” except now he calls them dogs instead of just simply questioning their manhood (3.1.94-96, 98). If it wasn’t for her interference, Macbeth might have waited on his crown. However, it should be mentioned that she discouraged the unnecessary executions of Banquo and Fleance, and was probably not even aware of the murders of Macduff’s wife and children. The Macbeths just go to show that the
When Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth about how will become king he just adds to her overly ambitious attitude so much to the point that she convinces him to go murder. If he had not told her and just put himself in the hands of fate, it?s possible that Macbeth still would have become king without causing the death of the people who cared for him. It is arguable that Lady Macbeth could be the one to blame for the outcome of the play because she persuades Macbeth to murder Duncan, but it was not her who gave Macbeth the daggers, she didn?t lay a hand on Duncan. Moreover, it was Macbeth who killed the guards that he and Lady Macbeth planned to accuse of the murder. The fact of the matter is Macbeth had the free will to choose to avoid everything he got himself into.
To start the play we have Macbeth, the thane of Glamis, a position that gives Macbeth a duty to the King, one that he must obey as Duncan was his superior. Even today, killing a king is one of the most serious crimes a citizen can commit. When Macbeth kills King Duncan, he is acting under his own power although not alone. I do believe that Macbeth holds 100% responsibility for his actions, even though we can all mildly sympathize with him due to the number of evils working against his fate.
For every crime in the world, there is usually at least one person solely responsible for the action of the crime. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is told he is going to become king by three witches. He is not told how or when but the witches prophesy that Macbeth will be king. In addition to the witches, Macbeth is also influenced by Lady Macbeth, Macbeth’s wife, to not wait to become king but to take it into his own hands. However, despite strong influence, the person most responsible for Macbeth's decline is Macbeth himself. Despite being pressured by greed, paranoia, and Lady Macbeth, Macbeth decides his own fate, but could have opted not to kill the king and to have waited instead. Macbeth was know as one of the most noble and loyal knights, until he is impacted and transformed into a corrupted and immoral human being. Not only is he responsible for his own actions but the three witches and Lady Macbeth are in fault as well.
In this play, there are characters who may have affected Macbeth’s downfall. A person that can be blamed is Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth was ecstatic when she read the title queen. She is committed to achieving that title because she calls forward. “That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here…” (1.5.48-50) expresses how she had to get rid of her woman instincts just to kill Duncan. But then again, Lady Macbeth became weary. When Macbeth started to go insane, she became extremely melancholy overtime. She tried to help Macbeth, but she was stuck in a bad dream. “Wash your hands”
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is portrayed as a dark, conniving force, hindering Macbeth’s wishes to do well by the king and influencing his malicious conspiracies and actions taken towards King Duncan and his comrades. Lady Macbeth as the lady of Dunsinane is entitled to many things. This often gives her an unfair advantage on her actions that others would not have, it does not help that when Lady Macbeth is given the title of queen she is given more power to affect the life of the others around her. Whether Lady Macbeth is manipulating Macbeth into a murder plot of feeding into his sadistic killing spree there is no doubt about Lady Macbeth is an evil character.
Macbeth is a dramatic play penned by British playwright William Shakespeare, and set in medieval Scotland. Macbeth tells the story of the journey of a commander who seeks to become king. Macbeth, a prominent Scot, receives a prophecy from three witches foretelling that he is to ascend to the throne. His wife, Lady Macbeth appears to support Macbeth initially, but then she gradually fades away from his side. Over time, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s characters transform tremendously in nature. Macbeth grows to resemble his power-hungry wife, meanwhile, Lady Macbeth herself appears to grow more guilt-ridden.
...ers of what she has caused. Through the course of the play Macbeth continued to murder whoever he thought could have an effect on his title. He continued the course of action by killing his best friend, Banquo, and Macduff's harmless family to simply ensure his position to the throne. Lady Macbeth is responsible for her husband's actions and what has become of him. She is held accountable for his later murders as well because her forceful nature was the cause of the repeating pattern.