Who Is To Blame For Macbeth's Downfall

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Many kings and queens meet their downfall due to the matter of their craving for additional power and their extreme ambition. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Macbeth was more to blame for his downfall than his wife due to the fact that he was cold-blooded, impulsive, and over-confident.
One reason that Macbeth was more to blame for his downfall than his wife was due to the fact that he was cold-blooded. For example, Macbeth went along with his wife's plot to kill Duncan. This occurred when he announced, "I have done the deed" (Act II, Sc 2, L 14). Another example of him being cold-blooded was when he had the murderers attack Banquo and his son due to the Witches' prophesying that Banquo's sons would become kings. Unfortunately for Macbeth, Fleance

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