In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, a king suffers a serious downfall during his kingship due to his own faults. He is influenced by three witches and his wife, Lady Macbeth, to murder those who pose a threat to his regime. Macbeth's greed, prompted by the witches prophecy and his wife's taunting hysterics, leads him to ruination, proving Macbeth is at his own fault, not the words of others. Macbeth feared that his future as a king would be short lived once he received a prophecy from the witches regarding his replacement for king in the near future. Macbeth accepts the only way to preserve his reign was to kill those in line for the throne, "My thought, whose murder is yet fantastical, shakes so my single state of man
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He was influenced by her greed to be a queen, so he carried out several murders to help keep her royal position, "What beast was't then that made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst it, then you were a man..." (1.7.47-49). While Macbeth is contemplating murdering Duncan, Lady Macbeth begins to question his manliness. As a husband, Macbeth is discouraged to hear that his lady doesn't believe he is manly enough for her, by this, he is influenced by what she says and decides to carry out the murder. Although, he is encouraged by her hurtful words, he still chose the violent way to receive his kingship, rather than letting fate determine his future. Once Macbeth was told his third prophecy regarding Macduff, he is contemplating what he shall do to him, "Then live, Macduff, what need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure bond of fate: thou shalt not live... And sleep in spite of thunder" (4.1.82-86). Macbeth is intimidated by Macduff, and knows he poses no scare to his reign as king. Although he knows Macduff is not in line to receive the throne, he says " I'll make assurance double sure bond of fate" he is going to kill Macduff anyway just to reassure himself as king. He says " double sure bond of fate" implying that he is assuring his fate. He says that by doing this he will, "sleep in spite of thunder," he won't have guilt for killing an
He was influenced by her greed to be a queen, so he carried out several murders to help keep her royal position, "What beast was't then that made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst it, then you were a man..." (1.7.47-49). While Macbeth is contemplating murdering Duncan, Lady Macbeth begins to question his manliness. As a husband, Macbeth is discouraged to hear that his lady doesn't believe he is manly enough for her, by this, he is influenced by what she says and decides to carry out the murder. Although, he is encouraged by her hurtful words, he still chose the violent way to receive his kingship, rather than letting fate determine his future. Once Macbeth was told his third prophecy regarding Macduff, he is contemplating what he shall do to him, "Then live, Macduff, what need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure bond of fate: thou shalt not live... And sleep in spite of thunder" (4.1.82-86). Macbeth is intimidated by Macduff, and knows he poses no scare to his reign as king. Although he knows Macduff is not in line to receive the throne, he says " I'll make assurance double sure bond of fate" he is going to kill Macduff anyway just to reassure himself as king. He says " double sure bond of fate" implying that he is assuring his fate. He says that by doing this he will, "sleep in spite of thunder," he won't have guilt for killing an