The Tragic Fall Of Macbeth

In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare The author entertains many ideas of what exactly leads to Macbeth 's tragic fall. With this in mind there are a few other factors that can be considered the main things that lead to Macbeth 's tragic death. Macbeth throughout the play is deluded and in a way manipulated by people that are close to him as well as people that are not. In addition to this,he has certain weaknesses in his otherwise strong character which allows him to be guided to do certain things he otherwise never would act upoun. Regarding this the three main factors that lead to Macbeth 's fatal end are; Lady Macbeth’s negative influences, the three witches deluding Macbeth, and as previously stated, Macbeth’s hamartia. These three components …show more content…
His selfishness and greed are led by his ambition to be king. Selfishness and greed causes him to act violently toward any possible threats that may dethrone him. Macbeth becomes a hated tyrant because of these violent actions. Because of Macbeth’s callous actions he loses support from most of his followers as no one wants to be associated with the tyrant. Macbeth display’s tyranny when he murder his best friend Banquo as well as Macduff’s family. An example of Macbeth’s lack of support from his thanes is when Malcolm says, “For where there is advantage to be given, Both more or less have given him the revolt, And none serve with him but constrained things Whose hearts are absent too” (Shakespear 5,4,12-14). Here Malcolm says that we (the english army) has an advantage; everyone has left Macbeth except those that are forced to stay or have no hearts. Macbeth murdered people to retain his innocent image and to avoid people despising him. In the end however Macbeth loses everything he has murdered for because the people despise him and the Scottish people dethrone him as soon as possible. Leading up to this Macbeth’s tragic flaw is what drives him to kill his king as well as commit other murders. His hamartia is his ambition it is the driving force behind Macbeth’s violence and ego. Macbeth’s character changes because of his ambition, before Macbeth does not want to Murder Duncan. In relation to this Macbeth says to Lady Macbeth,“I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’er-leaps itself And falls on the other” (Shakespeare 1,7,25-28). In this passage Macbeth is telling his wife that he had no reason or intention to Murder Duncan but his ambition; that causes him to go too far in his actions like a rider who leaps over the horse.This shows that Macbeth had morals and no reason to kill his king but his