Who Is The Most Responsible For Macbeth's Downfall

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How would it be like to accuse else for our mistakes? A lot of the times, people end up doing it. Occasionally, although, many people contribute to appalling events. A play by Shakespeare known as Macbeth, acknowledges of how many characters helped give to Macbeth's downfall. The character most responsible for Macbeth's downfall is Lady Macbeth because she is greedy and taunting to her husband, which leads him to commit the crime and Lady Macbeth represents Macbeth's actions.

Some readers speculate that Lady Macbeth is utterly innocent and does not contribute to Macbethś downfall, and they instead hold Macbeth accountable for his own downfall, but this is wrong. She is taunting to her husband and says ¨But screw your courage to the sticking

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