Lady Macbeth's Suicide Essay

Kenneth Muir once said, “Macbeth has not a predisposition to murder; her has merely an inordinate ambition that makes murder itself seem to be a lesser evil than failure to achieve the crown.” Macbeth kills several people in the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. Macbeth’s murders during the play evolve throughout and Macbeth changes with every kill. Macbeth murderers many people during Macbeth including Macdonwald, Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s household, but Macbeth is affected by Lady Macbeth’s suicide. The first person that Macbeth killed was Macdonwald, leader of the army of Ireland. Macdonwald was killed, then at the same time Macbeth also defeated the army from Norway. “Like valour's minion carved out his passage till he faced the slave; …show more content…
Macbeth was greatly affected by Lady Macbeth’s suicide that it brought him to insanity and a world full of sorrow. Lady Macbeth was so ashamed at everything her and her husband had done, committed this tragedy. Lady Macbeth felt so guilty that she could not live anymore with knowing all of the schemes and hurt she caused to other people and families. Macbeth did not kill her, but her suicide had an extreme effect on his murders. Macbeth, learning about the news, is struck with numbness and fear. This event brought Macbeth to his end, making him weak and hopeless. Lady Macbeth’s suicide had a huge effect on …show more content…
The definition of ambition is a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. This describes Macbeth perfectly because he just wanted to be king and nothing could stop him. Macbeth used his ambitious attitude for the wrong purpose which got him to the place of misery and death. He executed a great number of people, but was deeply bruised because of his wife’s suicide which in the end, brought him to his death. Over the course of the play, Macbeth was not blinded by the joy of evil, he was instead tunneled by his only dream; he just wanted to be