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Macbeth's Downfall - Paper

Macbeth's Downfall

Hanna Lee
Ms. Vogel
Language and Literature IIIA
January 5[th], 2015

Factors that influenced Macbeth

Many factors can influence one, from people's advices to some predictions that one might tell others using tarot cards. Those influences sometimes guide one to road to success but some people considers it not as an advice but as a fate, and makes them to lead to a downfall. One great example who fell into a downfall is Macbeth, from Macbeth. Although Macbeth is influenced by many people, Macbeth is the one who truly made himself downfall.

To start off, it was Macbeth who truly wished for Duncan's death deep in his heart. Right before Macbeth was about to carry ...

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order to take Duncan's position. The fact that Macbeth made up the plan to kill Duncan just because of the prophecy that witches gave implies that Macbeth significantly wanted to murder him.

Furthermore, Macbeth's morality was also the factor that leads him to the downfall. Before killing Duncan, he had good three reasons why he should not kill Duncan. Macbeth, despite of all those reasons, decided to proceed his plan anyway. He knew that it was wrong, but with his lack of morality and with Lady Macbeth's words that challenges his manhood, he took the road to the downfall. Even after he killed Duncan, Macbeth also killed many more innocent people and became known as cruel king, unlike his heroic image at the beginning of the novel. Right after he feels like Banquo figured out that it was him who killed Duncan, he hired killers and ordered them to kill Banquo and his sons. Also, when Macduff fled to England to gain force there with Malcolm to attack Macbeth, Macbeth killed innocent ...

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Added: 5/18/2015 05:56:41 PM
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