Control In Macbeth

Macbeth made the decisions on his own, which would eventually lead to him becoming a tragic hero and sealing his

In Macbeth, when he is told a prophecy by the weird sisters, “All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.53), it is arguable this is the most critical point that led Macbeth down the rabbit hole of murder and ruthless ambition. The witches make a claim stating, “[Macbeth] that shalt be king hereafter” but do not supply how he will achieve it. Macbeth’s actions are caused by his ambition and twisted interpretation of the prophecy. This once-in-a-lifetime event is a golden opportunity that Macbeth seizes which causes his ambition; the prophecy fulfills itself.

Macbeth keeps on ordering people to be killed, and at the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth was the one who wanted everyone to be killed, and she kept saying that Macbeth was “too weak” to kill King Duncan and here he is, killing people after people. “Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, till thou applaud the deed.” (3.2.45-46) Another example is towards the end of Act 5, Macbeth knows he is probably going to die, especially after the witches give him his three apparitions in Act 4. Macbeth knows that he is going to have to fight Malcolm and Macduff, especially after killing Macduff’s family, and his first apparition said “Macbeth!

Therefore Macbeth can be considered not responsible for his downfall due to the witches who sprouted and encouraged the idea of him becoming king. They knew Macbeth's weaknesses and easily took control of him. In this play, the witches were crucial in persuading Macbeth to kill King Duncan. Macbeth would not have developed the idea if he hadn't come across them. When the witches decided to tell Macbeth, which they aren’t supposed to, everything began.

Macbeth has been so far unaware of the witches poisoning his mind with prophecies and making him greedy. Macbeth’s ambitiousness and also recklessness with knowing his fate corrupted him as a king. Overall, Macbeth is at fault for his own actions after demanding to know more from the evil

The witches asked Macbeth not to ask any more about his future, but Macbeth didn’t care and was curious. They decided to show him their last prophecy which made Macbeth horrified. “Show his eyes and grieve his heart. Come like shadows; so depart!”(Shakespeare 4.1.110-111). As a result of the prophecy, the witches caused Macbeth to be in a state of madness and

As an effect of being given the throne, Macbeth goes to the extent of murder to defend his reign. His loss of sanity and gain madness is transparent after this event because Macbeth previously believed that fate would steer this prophecy, but his obsession for power counters this and he starts to use free will to control his fate as King of Scotland. In conclusion, The effect of the Three Witches' prophecies led Macbeth to show no remorse and do anything in his will to retain

In the shakespearean play, Macbeth, there are three witches that tell the main character, Macbeth, the prophecies of his future. Yet with all magic, like seeing the future, there are limits of power. The witches tell Macbeth about his future as a king, then later of his death. His downfall is unknowingly caused by himself and his own free-will choices. The witches do not tell Macbeth how he will come to fulfil the prophecy of king or death to which Macbeth accomplishes on his own.

The witches are shown as being able to manipulate the minds of the characters, as they tell Macbeth to "beware Macduff" (4.1.81), which leads to Macbeth's decision to kill Macduff's family. This solidifies the fact that the witches have enormous power over Macbeth and can manipulate him to do anything. Another prophecy delivered by the witches that pushes Macbeth further into irrationality is when they tell him that the only way he can be defeated is by a man not born of a woman. The witches state, "Laugh to scorn/ The power of man, for none of the women born/

Macbeth is deeply affected by these prophecies as the first comes true. He decides he must kill the current king in order to make the second prophecy true. This begins a downward spiral of Macbeth losing control of his rational thoughts because of his ambitions. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth allowed his ambitions to override any other moral values he had, therefore leading to him losing everything rather than achieving his ambition.

“All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.51). After seeing the three witches, Macbeth’s greed began to show as he continuously expected more good news. The evil witches made Macbeth overconfident, which made him feel undefeatable. As he felt undefeatable, this made him want to fight even more. Macbeth being fooled by the witches' prophecies would eventually lead to his

The Three Witches purposely try to tempt Macbeth by giving him information about his future such as “All hail, Macbeth, who will be king in the future” but purposely not answering any questions. This manipulation of Macbeth represents the dangers of servitude as Macbeth becomes blindly obedient to their predictions and starts to act upon them without considering the moral implications of his actions. The witches’ predictions are presented as something to be followed blindly because no explanations are given, and Macbeth becomes a servant to their words, becoming increasingly ruthless and violent in his pursuit of power. The Witches being the ones to give the prophecy that would lead to the downfall of Macbeth is no accident. Witches at the time were considered supernatural and evil.

Macbeth is furious that his good friend suspects him of a killer so he orders 2 murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance, not only to keep his throne and name clean but also to keep the rest of the prophecies from coming true: Banquo’s sons becoming king

The combination of this alongside the initial prophecies becoming true is what leads him to his false sense of security. The witches give Macbeth a second set of prophecies. These prophecies are twisted, into phrases that Macbeth wants to hear.

The first apparition tells him to beware Macduff but the second apparition tells him that no one born of a woman will be able to hurt him. These are contradictions. This allows Macbeth to make a choice on what he chooses to believe and act on. He believes the prophecy that is most in favor of what he hopes to accomplish, which is being king. He allows himself to be easily influenced by the second and only takes what he wants out of the third prophecy and doesn’t take the time to consider the possibilities of the first prophecy due to his ambition of being