Reasons For The Destruction Of Macbeth

How would the story play out if Lady Macbeth had not tempted Macbeth to kill Duncan? Would Macbeth have remained sane? One malevolent deed changed both of them forever. A deed that could never be undone, so why was it done? Man, and woman, wanted power. A man has the competence to rule; his wife behind him urging him to do anything and everything to eliminate the obstacles between him and the throne. Known to be a bold, determined, and power hungry woman, Lady Macbeth has a key role to how the story plays out. A man that goes by the name Macbeth comes across three witches. The witches prophesy three things: he is the Thane of Glamis, he will become the Thane of Cawdor, he will become king. At first, Macbeth does not believe them for how was this possible? Once knights pronounce him Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth is astonished. He immediately writes to his wife telling her about the current events. When he gets home, she …show more content…
Visions and fear cause Macbeth to go insane and become ruthless. He kills his best friend Banquo as well as Lady Macduff and her children while Macduff was away. Lady Macbeth becomes fearful of her husband. Little does she realize that he is the product of her destruction. According to Matthew T. Conlin, evil operates from one person to another, through a man's own desires --in this case power and wealth--, through a set of circumstances, through the feeling of despair it tends to generate, and through the cry forces of evil themselves -- the witches. It all commenced with the witches. Their prophecy caused selfishness and ruthlessness to rise up in Lady Macbeth and was passed on to her husband when she persuaded him to kill Duncan for power. So, could the story be the equivalent without Lady Macbeth? The answer is no because without Lady Macbeth the rest of the story would not be the same. Her determination and selfishness shaped the story into what it is