Is Macbeth To Blame For His Actions

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Macbeth should be blamed for his actions in the first two acts, they are really not his fault. Even though the witches tell us what his fate will be, Macbeth is still responsible for going through with the plan to kill the king. Macbeth knows what he is going to do is wrong, and he feels very guilty: “Macbeth does murder sleep” (2. 2. 48). After Macbeth kills the king, he feels so guilty that he cannot sleep anymore. This shows that he knows what he does is not right. Macbeth knows right from wrong and since he picked the wrong path he is to blame. MacBeth also becomes paranoid, after he murders the king: “How is’t with me when every noise appalls me” (2. 2. 76). Macbeth starts hearing noises which appall him. He is completely horrified with

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