Ambition can cause people to go from rags to riches, and vice versa, yet people still say it is a good thing to be ambitious. The book Macbeth, by William Shakespeare is a tale of blind ambition, and the destruction of those who follow it. The people who cause the blind ambition are the ones actually responsible for the destruction. In the book Macbeth, some people might think that Macbeth is the only one to blame for his destruction, but this isn’t true. The only true reason for Macbeth’s destruction is the Weïrd Sisters. Now, the Weïrd Sisters aren’t the only ones to blame for Macbeth’s destruction, his wife, Lady Macbeth also played a small part in it. Macbeth was told he was going to be Thane of Cawdor, and king thereafter, and the first
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Blaming Macbeth for his destruction is like blaming the principal of a school for enforcing the state’s rules, it isn’t his fault, he’s just doing what he is told. Although he did get more confident with his plotting as his reign went on, it all started with the Weïrd sisters and his wife, who gave him tinder and matches. “And live a coward in thine own esteem, letting ‘I dare not’ wait upon ‘I would,’ like the poor cat i’ th’ adage?” (1.7.47-49) Although Macbeth did succumb to peer pressure and belittlement, he did not do what he wanted, he was forced into it because of his wife, and she because of the Weïrd sisters’ prophecy. However, the only thing that he did act on by himself, was when he hired people to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance, yet Banquo was the only one to die, because of the prophecy. If Macbeth’s wife wasn’t power hungry, then the Weïrd sisters’ prophecy still would’ve came true, as Macbeth could’ve just waited for something to happen to King Duncan, or his sons, so that he would be next in line, instead of murdering him and taking the throne by force. Macbeth was not the cause of his own destruction, and his wife didn’t have that big of a part in it as one might think. The Weïrd sisters were the ones who started it all, and all by saying something seemingly harmless to a man and his friend. The few words caused the downfall of a kingdom, and the death of two kings in a relatively short period of time. Which caused one man to go and ask for help to save his kingdom, and destroy Macbeth, since he had changed for the worse. Who could’ve guessed that a few words would change an entire
Blaming Macbeth for his destruction is like blaming the principal of a school for enforcing the state’s rules, it isn’t his fault, he’s just doing what he is told. Although he did get more confident with his plotting as his reign went on, it all started with the Weïrd sisters and his wife, who gave him tinder and matches. “And live a coward in thine own esteem, letting ‘I dare not’ wait upon ‘I would,’ like the poor cat i’ th’ adage?” (1.7.47-49) Although Macbeth did succumb to peer pressure and belittlement, he did not do what he wanted, he was forced into it because of his wife, and she because of the Weïrd sisters’ prophecy. However, the only thing that he did act on by himself, was when he hired people to kill Banquo and his son, Fleance, yet Banquo was the only one to die, because of the prophecy. If Macbeth’s wife wasn’t power hungry, then the Weïrd sisters’ prophecy still would’ve came true, as Macbeth could’ve just waited for something to happen to King Duncan, or his sons, so that he would be next in line, instead of murdering him and taking the throne by force. Macbeth was not the cause of his own destruction, and his wife didn’t have that big of a part in it as one might think. The Weïrd sisters were the ones who started it all, and all by saying something seemingly harmless to a man and his friend. The few words caused the downfall of a kingdom, and the death of two kings in a relatively short period of time. Which caused one man to go and ask for help to save his kingdom, and destroy Macbeth, since he had changed for the worse. Who could’ve guessed that a few words would change an entire