Macbeth is an extremely influential play written by William Shakespeare in the early 1600’s. The play follows the rise and fall of Macbeth; a highly ambitious, well liked, and conflicted man on a quest to become king of Scotland no matter what it takes to meet his goal. As the story is quite famous scholars and avid fans of the arts alike have lots of questions about the play. One of the most common arguments about the play is about who is the most responsible for the many deaths in this drama. A typical answer to the question would be that the witches/ his wife are the instigators of the situation so they are the most responsible. Yet, one could argue that although it could be said that the witches are guilty for the murders in Macbeth, in
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If Macbeth wasn’t a man capable of killing before the story began then he was nothing more than a tool used by the people around him. If he was nothing more than a tool then he wouldn’t be the main character and there wouldn’t be any question about who is responsible for the outcomes of his actions. At an early point in the play a character known as the sergeant described his actions in an earlier battle by stating “For brave Macbeth, well he deserved that name… Till he unseam’d him from the nave to the chaps, and fix’d his head upon our battlements.” (pg. 31) .From this quote one could understand that not only was he a brave soldier but he was also one who wasn’t afraid to get blood on his hands. After it becomes clear that he was a man ready for a gory situation if needed, it is easy to see that he wasn’t just some worthless tool. Macbeth was a competent warrior who had a choice in each murder and he chose …show more content…
Afterwards he took the title of king of Scotland. What gave him the drive to lead such an assault? The senseless killing of his family by Macbeth did. No one told Macbeth that he needed to do that but he did anyway. Also he didn’t even try to have MacDuff killed too. This was a beyond a stupid choice, it was borderline suicidal. No sane person would do that. Only a paranoid and irrational person pulled down by the weight of guilt would do such a thing. The person to blame for his predicament is only himself as he chose to do these things. It is not the fault of the witches or his wife. It is fully his
If Macbeth wasn’t a man capable of killing before the story began then he was nothing more than a tool used by the people around him. If he was nothing more than a tool then he wouldn’t be the main character and there wouldn’t be any question about who is responsible for the outcomes of his actions. At an early point in the play a character known as the sergeant described his actions in an earlier battle by stating “For brave Macbeth, well he deserved that name… Till he unseam’d him from the nave to the chaps, and fix’d his head upon our battlements.” (pg. 31) .From this quote one could understand that not only was he a brave soldier but he was also one who wasn’t afraid to get blood on his hands. After it becomes clear that he was a man ready for a gory situation if needed, it is easy to see that he wasn’t just some worthless tool. Macbeth was a competent warrior who had a choice in each murder and he chose …show more content…
Afterwards he took the title of king of Scotland. What gave him the drive to lead such an assault? The senseless killing of his family by Macbeth did. No one told Macbeth that he needed to do that but he did anyway. Also he didn’t even try to have MacDuff killed too. This was a beyond a stupid choice, it was borderline suicidal. No sane person would do that. Only a paranoid and irrational person pulled down by the weight of guilt would do such a thing. The person to blame for his predicament is only himself as he chose to do these things. It is not the fault of the witches or his wife. It is fully his