Macbeth’s downfall, who is to blame?
Macbeth takes place during the 11th century, Scotland. This play is about a brave commander named Macbeth, who is well celebrated and is named next in line for the throne. After learning from 3 witches that he will eventually become king, Macbeth and his wife, work together and kills the current king, King Duncan, and after becoming king, his wife and his guilty conscience start to show and eventually lead to his downfall. In Dr. Pendleton’s excerpt, he claims that the 3 witches and Lady Macbeth are ultimately responsible for his downfall. He says that because the 3 witches told Macbeth that he would eventually become king, it caused him to murder Duncan in order to fulfill this prophecy. He also states …show more content…
Towards the end of Act, 1, before Duncan’s death, Macbeth is contemplating whether or not to Duncan. When Lady Macbeth sees him, she starts berating him with insults and calls him a liar. Eventually, these words convince Macbeth to go kill Duncan. Without this pep talk, Macbeth would have opted out, Duncan would have lived, and Lady Macbeth and Macbeth would have continued living with respect.“Was the hope drunk-Wherin you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now to look so green and pale-At what it did so freely?”(1.7 40-43) . Lady Macbeth is saractiscly making fun of Macbeth for his “false bravery”and is asking if he was drunk when he said he would help kill Duncan and now that he’s sober is opting out.When Lady Macbeth is scolding Macbeth towards the end of Act 1, she calls him women-like and only a man of words and not actions. This was because beforehand, they agreed to work together to kill Duncan to earn their royalty and when the time is approaching, Macbeth starts to question his loyalty and morality. This scolding, helped convince an undecided Macbeth into killing his king so he would become king. “When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you where, you would-Be so much more than man. Nor time nor place- Did then adhere, and yet you would make both.”(1.7.47-49). Lady Macbeth is calling Macbeth a women and is inferring that she
Macbeth takes place during the 11th century, Scotland. This play is about a brave commander named Macbeth, who is well celebrated and is named next in line for the throne. After learning from 3 witches that he will eventually become king, Macbeth and his wife, work together and kills the current king, King Duncan, and after becoming king, his wife and his guilty conscience start to show and eventually lead to his downfall. In Dr. Pendleton’s excerpt, he claims that the 3 witches and Lady Macbeth are ultimately responsible for his downfall. He says that because the 3 witches told Macbeth that he would eventually become king, it caused him to murder Duncan in order to fulfill this prophecy. He also states …show more content…
Towards the end of Act, 1, before Duncan’s death, Macbeth is contemplating whether or not to Duncan. When Lady Macbeth sees him, she starts berating him with insults and calls him a liar. Eventually, these words convince Macbeth to go kill Duncan. Without this pep talk, Macbeth would have opted out, Duncan would have lived, and Lady Macbeth and Macbeth would have continued living with respect.“Was the hope drunk-Wherin you dressed yourself? Hath it slept since? And wakes it now to look so green and pale-At what it did so freely?”(1.7 40-43) . Lady Macbeth is saractiscly making fun of Macbeth for his “false bravery”and is asking if he was drunk when he said he would help kill Duncan and now that he’s sober is opting out.When Lady Macbeth is scolding Macbeth towards the end of Act 1, she calls him women-like and only a man of words and not actions. This was because beforehand, they agreed to work together to kill Duncan to earn their royalty and when the time is approaching, Macbeth starts to question his loyalty and morality. This scolding, helped convince an undecided Macbeth into killing his king so he would become king. “When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you where, you would-Be so much more than man. Nor time nor place- Did then adhere, and yet you would make both.”(1.7.47-49). Lady Macbeth is calling Macbeth a women and is inferring that she