Despite the witches’ foretelling, Macbeth, in the end, makes the decision to kill King Duncan, due to his ambition. After Macbeth is granted the position as the Thane of Cawdor, he realizes that the witches’ prophecies became a reality. His ambitions are raised when he recalls the prophecy in which he would become King of Scotland, and immediately thinks of murdering King Duncan:

I am Thane of Cawdor: / If good, why do I yield to that suggestion / Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair / And make my seated heart knock at my ribs (I, iii, 133-136)

At this moment Macbeth’s evil and dark side is shown. He realizes that he is Thane of Cawdor, but is th

Some topics in this essay:
King Duncan, King Duncan’s, Thane Cawdor, Lady Macbeth, Besides Duncan, William Shakespeare’s, king duncan, Duncan Moreover, , lady macbeth, King Scotland, Duncan Macbeth’s, murder king duncan, murder king, thane cawdor, aware consequences, macbeth control influence, macbeth control, ruins life, control influence, makes mistake, allowing lady, consequences towards actions, aware consequences towards, towards actions responsible,