Macbeth was influenced by Lady Macbeth and the witches, but he is the only one responsible for his downfall. In Macbeth, he’s a tragic hero who’s destroyed by greed. Throughout the play, we see a toll on his ethics and morals, because he becomes obsessed with triumph. Every move he takes causes him to decrease any emotions …show more content…
If the assassination could trammel up the consequence, and catch with his surcease success: that but this blow might be the be-all and the end-all here, but here, upon this bank and shoal of time, we’d jump the life to come.” (Act 1, Scene 7) This scene shows that Macbeth is considering murdering Duncan. It’s a moment where he’s debating in his head on what he should do but, he does admit that he has a burning desire to become king, “…but only vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and feels on th’ other.” (Act, Scene 7) If he would’ve followed his ethics, his fate would not have been so …show more content…
He becomes narrow-minded and his character entirely changes. He loses every relationship he had previous to the murder of Duncan due to all of his actions being self-centered. He hires murderers to kill Banquo who was his best friend because he think Banquo is growing suspicious of him. He shows no remorse about losing his best friend that he fought wars with because he was becoming so detached from the kindness and the loyalty he used to consume. Even with his wife, Lady Macbeth, who at the beginning of the play he showed so much love and compassion to, their love gets ruined because both character’s change after the murder of Duncan. While guilt overwhelms Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, on the other hand, shuts out any human emotion. When Macbeth is informed that his wife has died, he doesn’t show an ounce of remorse. “She should have died hereafter. There would have been a time for such a word.” (Act 5, Scene