The Role Of Who Is To Blame In Macbeth

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Macbeth is not solely to blame for his actions as the witches, his ambition and Lady Macbeth all play a major role in influencing Macbeth towards his actions.

The witches play a major role in blaming for Macbeth’s actions. They set events in motion so they could watch on as Macbeth falls into a downward spiral. They speak in verisimilitude and prophetically and Macbeth takes it into his own hands to fulfil these prophecies. If the witches had not been their in the first place, he would have never had ambition to become the king. Following the death of Duncan, Macbeth searches for the three witches and demands more guidance. When they appear a series of apparitions take place. The first tells Macbeth that “none of woman born shall harm Macbeth”. Macbeth believes everything the apparitions say, and this leads him to believe that no one can harm him because everyone has to be born of woman, so there is nothing for him to worry about. Even when an army had starts to attack his castle he’s still convinced nothing can harm him. …show more content…
He comprehends that the choices to act against Duncan are motivated by ambition. Later in the play he orders Banquo (his best friend) and his son (Fleance) to be killed as he fears that Banquo "should be the root and father of many kings”. This line comes from the witches' original prophecy, but Macbeth uses it to convince himself that Banquo and Fleance represent a threat to his reign as
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