Who Is Most To Blame For Macbeth's Downfall?

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take much, her persuasion lead to the killing of
Duncan. She wanted Macbeth to take the rank of king as much as he did.
Pressure from his spouse added on to all the other pressures from the prophecies,
also helped tempt Macbeth to murder. Not only did her doings contribute to
Macbeth's turmoil, but it also lead herself to become mad.
The character most guilty of Macbeth's physical downfall would have to be
Macduff. He was the one that actually removed Macbeth's head from his spine.
Also when Macduff left, Macbeth became more ensnarled by his anger and responded
by prooving himself a cold hearted savage when he had Macduff's innocent wife
and children slaughtered.
Out of all the external elements that affected Macbeth's downward spiral, I
believe Macbeth himself was the most to blame. It was his weak conscience that
was so easily molded. He always had a choice as to what he would do, and more
often then not he chose the wrong path. In the end it all caught up to him, ...

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