Macbeths Downfall
The roles of each character play out big importance concerning how everything turns out in the end.
Macbeth is a Scottish general, he is led bad thoughts by the prophecies of three witches, especially after their prophecy that he will be made thane of Cawdor comes true. Macbeth is a very powerful man, but he is not good. He is easily tempted into murder to fulfill his power to be king, and once he kills Duncan he is crowned king of Scotland. Macbeth cannot maintain his power because he makes himself hated as a tyrant. Unlike Shakespeares other great villains, Macbeth is never comfortable in his role as a criminal. He shows in the play that he knows right from wrong, and chooses to do wrong without being able to justify it to himself, unfortunately he just doesnt want to deal with consequences.
Lady Macbeth is Macbeths wife, an ambitious woman who wants power. Early in the play she seems to be the stronger one of the two, as she urges her husband to kill Duncan and be king. After the murder begins, Lady Macbeth falls into to guilt. Her conscience affects her to such an extent that she starts sleepwalking and eventually commits suicide. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth apparently feel quite passionately for one another, and Lady Macbeth uses that to persuade him to commit murder.( Line 40-55) However besides their partnership in crime it does not bring them closer but instead seems to numb their feelings for one another.
Three mysterious witches plot against Macbeth using charms, spells, and prophecies. Their predictions encourage him to murder Duncan, death of Banquo, The play leaves the witches' true nature unclear, because we dont know if they make everything up or if they get their fortune from something of the higher power. In some ways they resemble of human destiny.
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