Is Macbeth Responsible For His Own Downfall

The book Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, is a book of death. We have been reading this book for the past month and i still don't understand half of in. It's a good book, but with a twist. I believe than it is Macbeth himself that is responsible for his downfall. These are key reasons why. Some may believe it’s lady Macbeth is is responsible for his downfall. They could argue that it's her that pressured him into killing the king. She made up the plan and made sure Macbeth would still do it by any means. This is a very strong argument, but he didn't have to do it. He could've talked her out of the whole plan if he really wanted it. The thing is he liked the sound of being kind as much as she wanted to be queen. One way that macbeth is responsible is because he was overly ambitious. When he wanted more he said “stay, you imperfect speakers. Tell me more”(1.3.73) to the witches. This …show more content…
When he killed the king he went to the witches to seek future advice from them. When they gave him three and he wanted another he shouted “i will satisfied beny me this, and eternal curse fav on you! Let me know!”(4.1.119-120). He was willing to set a curse upon the witch to get just one more piece of advice. He believe the witches to an extent to where he wanted more and more to come. He believed the four apparitions so much when things started to turn, he was talking to himself saying,”Horrible sight! Now i see ‘tis true”(4.1.137). When he finally understood what the apparitions meant he was scared and confused. This was the peak of when he really is at fault for his own downfall. He thought everything okay, but when thing got back he lost control. These are key reasons why i feel that Macbeth himself is responsible for his own downfall. He could blame this wife, lady macbeth, or the witches. But when it really comes down to it, it's himself he should blame. Nobody else but him is at fault for all of