Who Is To Blame In Shakespeare's Macbeth?

The idea that, “men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.”, as Joseph Conrad said, is one founded upon hundreds of years of tyranny, dictatorship, and violence, and one of the few of which I fundamentally agree. From the earliest days of mankind, there is evidence of primeval humanoids slaughtering animals not only for their meat, but for the bones and tusks as well. As time progressed, and Homo sapiens evolved into what and who we are today, the need to kill animals for food remained, but it was the violence that advanced. Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Attila the Hun: All men yet all the while monsters. In fact, Adolf Hitler nearly orchestrated a genocide while remaining hundreds of miles away from where the killings were taking place. …show more content…
One very realistic possibility is that of Stockholm Syndrome. This phenomenon occurs when hostages begin to sympathize with their captors and even agree with their motives. Evidence of this occurrence can be seen when Lady Macbeth insults Macbeth and seemingly forces him to commit the murder of King …show more content…
While a film production may produce a few screams, the most frightening part of Macbeth is that we see a little of ourselves in the character Macbeth. Who among us does not wish for more power? Who, if given a prophecy that reveals that our innermost desire will come true, would rather wait for the prediction to come true rather than do all in their power to rush the prophecy into occurrence? While it is hoped for that our conscience would guide us in the right direction, all of us are guilty of not listening to what the voice inside of us tells us and subsequently finding ourselves in trouble. For while we all have a moral compass, some will point in the other direction, while others may lead them