Essay On Death And Destruction In Macbeth

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness” (Napolean Hill). Macbeth is the story of a man who desires to be king, no matter what might come with that. Witches give him prophecies about how that may come true and Macbeth tells his wife immediately. With a little help from his wife, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth is able to become king. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is responsible for all of the death and destruction. Macbeth is responsible for all of the death and destruction because he killed Duncan. Duncan was the king and Macbeth knew that in order to become king, Duncan would have to be killed. Macbeth and his lady come up with a plan to kill Duncan so that Macbeth can be king. On his way to kill Duncan, Macbeth has a vision of a dagger. When Macbeth has this vision, he asks, “Is this …show more content…
Macbeth did not have to listen to his wife and kill Duncan. Even though Lady Macbeth pushed Macbeth to kill Duncan, Macbeth still could have said no. When Macbeth became king, chaos began. The chaos did not have anything to do with Lady Macbeth, which leaves Macbeth to be the one at fault for everything. Not only did Macbeth kill Duncan, but he also hired someone to kill his dear friend Banquo. Macbeth and Banquo were friends in the past, which is why Macbeth could not kill Banquo himself. Macbeth hires two murders to kill Banquo and his son and they agree to kill them saying “We shall, my lord, perform what you commanded us.” (III.i.143-144). The murders head off to kill Banquo for Macbeth. Macbeth is responsible for everything because he killed Duncan, had Banquo killed, and unnatural things began to happen. Lady Macbeth is only partially at fault because even though she did not kill anyone, she came up with a plan to kill someone and gave Macbeth the push to do