Macbeth: Macbeth A Victim of Circumstances :: Free Macbeth Essays

Macbeth Macbeth A Victim of Circumstances          Macbeth, a victim of circumstances or not?   He was a victim ofcircumstances.  The witches, noblewoman Macbeth, and Macbeth himself all yield tothe murdering of Duncan.         The root of the three major circumstances Macbeth falls victim to isthe witches prediction.  The troika prediction that the witches make is that hewill be king all told hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king here(predicate)after1.         The second of the circumstances is Lady Macbeth.  Lady Macbeth, at first,skillfully pushes Macbeth to murder Duncan by mocking him Was the hope inebriatedWherein you dressed yourself?2, doubting his love for her Such I account thylove,3 accusing him of cowardice And live a coward4.  She finally convincedhim by pointing out how easy it would be When Duncan is asleep-5.  Macbethloved his wife very much(prenominal) and valued her opinion, perhaps too much.         The last of the major circumstances is simply himself and what he isdeep down.  Macbeth has no control over the way he is.  It is his vaultingambition that makes him the way he is.  This is why I sum up it a circumstancewhere others may not.  Macbeth is weak.  He gave in to his evil post by eventideconsidering murdering Duncan.  We can see him questioning himself in his asidein Act I scene 3 Why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image ... Are little than horrible imaginings6.  He cannot seem to be able to control histhoughts.  He lets his ambition to acquire king run a wild.  The murder of Duncanis the first and biggest step in Macbeths moral degradation.  From here evildeeds become easier because he feels he has gone too far to turn around.                 I am in blo od                Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more,                Returning were as tedious as go oer.7         Later Macbeth is so hardened by his sins The time has been my senseswould drop cooled To here a night-shriek8 that a womans shriek does nothing tohim.         Now, in pasture for this essay to show that Macbeth is a victim ofcircumstances I mustiness prove the importance of each major circumstance.  Withoutany one of these reasons I do not believe that Macbeth would have gone throughwith cleanup spot Duncan.         If I take away the witches prediction, Macbeth would never have thought more or less becoming king.  Thus he would not have given even a thought to murderingDuncan.  Now, if he never murdered Duncan, he would have had n o reasons to have