The Three witches could be blamed for the murder of King Duncan. When encountering Macbeth and Banquo, they made three predictions. One, being that Macbeth would become Thane of Cawdor, two, Macbeth becoming King of Scotland, and three Banquo’s children becoming King’s as well. They laugh this off, thinking that these

witches are nothing more than crazy old bag’s who were talking rubbish; incorrect. Not so soon after coming across these witches, was the first prediction realized. Macbeth was awarder Thaneship of Cawdor. This made him engage in thought about whether the second prediction, him becoming King could be true. A deep ambition in Macbeth was sparked, and a desire to become king grew great.

Lady Macbeth is partly responsible for the murder of Duncan because she took Macbeth’s ambition and incited Macbeth into killing Duncan although Macbeth had decided to “proceed no further in this business.”

In conclusion, the reader can see that there are many parties responsible for the murder of King Duncan in the Shakespeare play Macbeth. Although Macbeth commits the deed, he is not entirely responsible. The three witches are to blame. Their prediction of Macbeth becoming King sparked ambition in Macbeth, causing him to asphyxiate himself with the idea of this being a reality. Lady Macbeth is also at fault. Macbeth decides not to go ahead with the plan to kill Duncan but she, also becoming obsessed with the idea of Macbeth being king al

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