Macbeth is first lured by the witches at the beginning of the play, with their prophecy, “All hail, Macbeth! Thou shalt be king hereafter.” Macbeth is rapt with this, and questions them further, but the witches refuse, giving him no details of when and how Macbeth will become king. This puts Macbeth in an uneasy mindset, and is too obsessed with the idea to abandon it. The witches also set up suspicion between Macbeth and Banquo by proclaiming that Banquo “shalt get kings, though thou be none”, which eventually leads to the murder of Banquo by Macbeth’s instruction, in an attempt to destroy any possibility of Banquo’s s

Lady Macbeth is also to blame for Macbeth’s demise. From the outset, we see that Lady Macbeth is full of evil. Even before Macbeth returns, she had decided on murder as a means “To catch the nearest way”. She appeals to evil spirits to give her courage for the deed, and to “Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse” so that no guilt would be felt or revealed. It is Lady Macbeth who urged Macbeth to murder Duncan. Macbeth at first had his doubts– “We shall proceed no further in this business”, but Lady Macbeth, by taunting him on his manhood and love for her, and by providing a plan for him, impels him to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth also acts as a coach, instructing Macbeth on the various ways of evil, like “look like the innocent flower But be the serpent under `t”. She also keeps Macbeth from causing suspicion by “chastis(ing) [Macbeth] with the valour of my tongue”. However, all her planning falls apart when Banquo’s ghost appears, and Macbeth publ

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