Causes of the fall of Macbeth
Introduction
Macbeth was born around the 11th century in Moray province in Scotland. He was the son of Findlaech MacRuaridh and her wife, Donada. He was a man whose imagination was limited and powerful. The imagination signaled warning on behalf of his nature. Several witches foretold that Macbeth would reign in future, have and unlucky end and would not have any child but the witches vanished. He became the king of the land after killing Duncan who was previously the king. He reigned for 17 years and killed many warriors of the land during his throne. This made people angry and plotted to kill. His inhuman life significantly impacted towards his down fall.
Macbeth plotted to kill the king so that he could take the throne seeking help from Banquo. This was after the prophecies from the witches about becoming the king. He went ahead and murdered the king together with his guards and announced what he had done to the people. However, he had worries if the promises from the witches would come to pass or not. Banquo told him to remember the prophecies that his own sons would not reign, instead Banquo’s sons would take over. Macbeth reigned and for a period of ten years he had set his aim in maintaining justice and giving punishment to all abusers and enormities which emerged during the reign of Duncan, the king he killed (Shakespeare, 7). However, things did not happen as per his expectations and his conscience made him to fear and felt that he was supposed to bear the same inhuman he had done to the king. Macbeth feared that Banquo was a threat to him and could not rule well as a king while feeling unsafe. He feared the moral nature of Banquo and the prophecies of the witches about the sons of Banquo taking the throne instead of his own sons. He plotted to kill Banquo from the palace and later escape. He lied to the murderers that Banquo had wronged him and asked them to assist in killing him. The murderers agreed and killed Banquo. Macduff realized what happened and got angry but Malcolm tried to ease his anger by promising to fight Macbeth as a sign of revenge.
The land of Scotland was full of cries from women for having lost many warriors. Some of the strong men in the land decided to fight Macbeth. Young Siward fought the king to prove that he was brave but unfortunately he was killed in the battle. Macduff entered the battle and claimed that he wanted to fight no one else than Macbeth. (Shakespeare, n. p) Macbeth feared to face or fight Macduff for he had already killed many of his family members. The battle went ahead and Macduff revealed to Macbeth that he was ripped out of his mother’s womb and not born in the normal way. Macbeth got angry and feared fighting Macduff anymore and began cursing the witches who tricked him. Macduff assured him that if he happened to stop fighting him, being caged was the next punishment he would bear so that everyone could be seeing him but Macbeth disagreed hence the battle continued. Macbeth was finally killed and his body dragged off by Macduff. People became happy and sounds of trumpets were heard from all over land. Macduff carried Macbeth’s head announcing freedom from Macbeth’s tyranny. Malcolm was immediately hailed as the king of Scotland. He took over and rewarded every thane that had offered help during the battle. He gave them titles of earl as a sign of appreciation.
Conclusion
Macbeth was a man full of imaginations and believed that he was very powerful. He got prophesies from the witches that he would become the king of the land. However, he feared if the prophecies were true and if they would come to pass. He went ahead and killed Duncan who was the king and took the throne. His reign was full of inhuman where he killed many strong warriors fearing that they were a threat to his kingdom. This made the people angry and they decided to kill him. Young Siward went ahead to fight him but unfortunately was killed in the battle. Macduff took over and succeed to kill him. This brought the end of Macbeth’s kingdom and this is what caused his downfall.
Works Cited
Shakespeare William and Dinah Jurksaitis. Macbeth. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes, 2003. Print.
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth companion. BooksCaps study guide, 2012.Print
