Macbeth's Responsibility
MACBETH ESSAY
TOPIC: Macbeth has only himself to blame for his downfall; he chose evil again and again. Discuss.
Macbeth, although initially virtuous and patriotic, constantly chooses morally reprehensible actions in an attempt to satisfy his ambition, ultimately resulting in his demise. Macbeth's decadence is portrayed through his murder of Duncan, and later it is through his arrangement that both Banquo and the lineage of Macduff are killed. However, responsibility for the actions of Macbeth also lies partially with other character, primarily the Weird Sister and Lady Macbeth, who incite his ambition.
Macbeth's treason in murdering Duncan is blatantly an erroneous choice. Macbeth initially rationalises his choices, reasoning that "If chance will have me king, why chance may crown me / Without my stir" [1:III:142-143], and that it would be unseemly to assassinate Duncan "First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, / Strong both against the deed; then as his host, / Who......
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