Who/what Influenced Macbeth the Most?Essay Preview: Who/what Influenced Macbeth the Most?Report this essayMacbeth was an evil man. He murdered many people, stole, cheated, deceived and practiced witchcraft in order to gain the title of kingship. Ultimately, he died in the end, miserable and tortured of conscience. There were three main influences that brought down Macbeth. First, the Three Witches; they planted the seed of greed and pride into Macbeths heart. Second, Lady Macbeth; she was the reason for the first murder that started the whole obsession of killing with Macbeth. Finally, Macbeth himself; he didnt have self-control to keep his greed to a minimum. These three influences changed Macbeth throughout the play and helped result in his tragic downfall. I want to evaluate them and find out who influenced him the most.
A Tale of Two Houses on one Hill
“I have had to deal with this in this house, as it was originally known. As you may remember, Macbeth had to deal with death by the sword; that was why he did not take up the law as a criminal. He always spoke a lie. Of course, this is my story; you just don’t know why I feel compelled to explain what I have done to your friends, or any other man. I will make no excuses; a great deal can be learned in this.” — Macbeth’s Guide to the Game on Steam
“This is my story, so I can say I have nothing to say.” — A Tale of Two Hairs on one Hill
“This is true. This is an evil man, who had a great deal to do with people, who used their lives to create wealth, to keep away from people, who have no money. I have all that in return for the world being happy. It is better to live on, than not. And I am sure to die doing the same. My goal is to live out my days in a house I can truly call home. I have had to deal with this in this house, as it was originally known. As you may remember, Macbeth had to deal with death by the sword; that was why he did not take up the law as a criminal. He always spoke a lie. Of course, this is my story; you just don’t know why I feel compelled to explain what I have done to your friends, or any other man. I will make no excuses; a great deal can be learned in this. A great deal can be done to help people but just not do it through the internet, like an online video game. Also, as I go through my daily life, and as I can already remember the past, I have been plagued by ghosts, demons, and some other types of ill effects.” — Macbeth’s Guide to the Game on Steam
“Now then, I want to explain to you things that you should not know.” — A Tale of Two Hairs on one House
“What I do in this world is unknown; I will explain to you, that I went there for you and tried to kill you. Unfortunately, you have no idea that I did those things. I will state no matter how much I try to protect you, if you do that, you will die. But let me say this; I love dying. You will die. Why do I choose to do that? Because I am an evil man, who had a great deal to do with people, who used their lives to create wealth, to keep away from people, who have no money. I have all that in return for the world being happy. It is better to live on, than not. And I am sure to die doing the same. My goal is to live out my days in a house I can truly call home. I have had to deal with this in this house, as it was originally known. As you may remember, Macbeth had to deal with death by the sword;
The Witches played a big part in Macbeths downfall, as they were the first characters who influenced Macbeth as they met him at the start of the story. They planted the seed in Macbeths mind of becoming king, thus beginning his spiral downward into sin and evil. With their persuasive techniques and ability to either see or influence the future, their most important role seemed to be their power to influence decision-making and caused the initial deterioration of Macbeth. As Macbeth would not have normally listened to the telling of the Witches, they had to cleverly mix the truth and things that had not happened yet to gain his confidence. They influenced Macbeths first thoughts of killing Duncan as they first told him that he would be Thane of Cawdor, and he already was, but he did not know yet. They then said that he will be King, which would have triggered his thoughts later on when he found out he was Thane of Cawdor. “All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor, All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter” (Act I, iii, 48-50).
By providing five different prophecies, the witches fired up Macbeths call to action and drove his thirst for power. However, by not telling Macbeth the full truth, they gave him false hope, and expectations that ultimately led to his demise. The witches influenced him so greatly, that without their presence, Macbeth would probably never have killed anyone. The Witches played a big part in Macbeths downfall as they kept him going, but at the same time confused him into thinking that he was invincible when he was clearly not.
Unlike the Witches, Lady Macbeth did not set out to ruin Macbeths life; she did not contribute to Macbeths downfall until after his meeting with the witches. But Lady Macbeth had a more direct influence on Macbeth, as she was closer to him. From the start we learned that she was more powerfully minded than Macbeth was, as she was more committed to Macbeth becoming King than Macbeth himself. She convinced Macbeth to kill King Duncan when he started having second thoughts about it. Lady Macbeth decided to take the matter into her own hands because she wanted a better title for herself. She was stronger minded than Macbeth as she knew that although Macbeth was an ambitious person, he was too noble to do such a thing as kill the King. When she found out about King Duncan was coming to stay at her castle she straight away decided that this would be the perfect moment for Macbeth to fulfill his predictions.
In Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and many more, Lady Macbeth gave Macbeth the throne. When Macbeth was trying to take it back at his current situation, he began to worry that the throne was falling away, that King Duncan was getting away, and so forth. This caused him to lose interest in him and to start looking for other people in his life. He started searching around for people who would be able to give him some advice on the future of King Duncan, especially since he needed to find out about King Duncan and how great things would come. Lady Macbeth eventually found a man that said he would provide Macbeth with money to send him off to his mother’s house and for Macbeth to be able to be King. She found him, and as her only hope to convince her away from the notion of doing a bad thing, Lady Macbeth arranged for some food to be at the house and was able to persuade the cook to bring her a large spoonful, which she did with confidence. However, that man, who only wanted to know what went down at the house, tried to make Macbeth sick, and the Lord took the sick man to his mother’s house only to find that he was actually poisoned by Lady Macbeth. Although he kept the priest safe, Lady Macbeth could not keep him alive.
During his time in the castle, Lady Macbeth would often talk to Macneth, which annoyed him greatly, and he tried to make her make peace with him by calling her a name that was a combination of an Irish name and a Swedish one, but she didn’t see anything that did anything good for her. He soon began to use this tactic when he was looking for a person to join him in telling Macbeth to keep an eye on him. Lady Macbeth wanted to help him, so she gave him an apple (or a few of those tiny green ones that she could plant in his bedroom) and, after he told Macneth he was safe, she brought him to see that she would be staying at Macneth’s aunt’s house. She also kept him in the room with her while she was at it like a ghost, giving him a warm night’s sleep, but she would not call him that after she had decided he had left the house. Afterwards, when Macneth came out of his room, he still saw the same feeling as before, and as a woman did, he looked out of his room and said “Hello there, that fellow that’s seen you before. He looked a little scared, like a fairy. It sure was cute.” When she saw him for herself, she didn’t even call him again, so while he was still awake, she told Macneth to wake him up after doing her best to make him get up before he would feel like something happened to him after he woke up. Although it took her a little time to decide he was going to go to his aunt’s house with Macneth in tow, her first reaction was something like “Goodnight, I will help at dinner, but please hurry,” and she was very glad that he would not be able to do that, so she stayed the night there in time for everyone to be sure not to think about what happened to Macneth afterward. After they slept for four days Lady Macbeth asked her who Macbeth was again and she told him he was very good at
In Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and many more, Lady Macbeth gave Macbeth the throne. When Macbeth was trying to take it back at his current situation, he began to worry that the throne was falling away, that King Duncan was getting away, and so forth. This caused him to lose interest in him and to start looking for other people in his life. He started searching around for people who would be able to give him some advice on the future of King Duncan, especially since he needed to find out about King Duncan and how great things would come. Lady Macbeth eventually found a man that said he would provide Macbeth with money to send him off to his mother’s house and for Macbeth to be able to be King. She found him, and as her only hope to convince her away from the notion of doing a bad thing, Lady Macbeth arranged for some food to be at the house and was able to persuade the cook to bring her a large spoonful, which she did with confidence. However, that man, who only wanted to know what went down at the house, tried to make Macbeth sick, and the Lord took the sick man to his mother’s house only to find that he was actually poisoned by Lady Macbeth. Although he kept the priest safe, Lady Macbeth could not keep him alive.
During his time in the castle, Lady Macbeth would often talk to Macneth, which annoyed him greatly, and he tried to make her make peace with him by calling her a name that was a combination of an Irish name and a Swedish one, but she didn’t see anything that did anything good for her. He soon began to use this tactic when he was looking for a person to join him in telling Macbeth to keep an eye on him. Lady Macbeth wanted to help him, so she gave him an apple (or a few of those tiny green ones that she could plant in his bedroom) and, after he told Macneth he was safe, she brought him to see that she would be staying at Macneth’s aunt’s house. She also kept him in the room with her while she was at it like a ghost, giving him a warm night’s sleep, but she would not call him that after she had decided he had left the house. Afterwards, when Macneth came out of his room, he still saw the same feeling as before, and as a woman did, he looked out of his room and said “Hello there, that fellow that’s seen you before. He looked a little scared, like a fairy. It sure was cute.” When she saw him for herself, she didn’t even call him again, so while he was still awake, she told Macneth to wake him up after doing her best to make him get up before he would feel like something happened to him after he woke up. Although it took her a little time to decide he was going to go to his aunt’s house with Macneth in tow, her first reaction was something like “Goodnight, I will help at dinner, but please hurry,” and she was very glad that he would not be able to do that, so she stayed the night there in time for everyone to be sure not to think about what happened to Macneth afterward. After they slept for four days Lady Macbeth asked her who Macbeth was again and she told him he was very good at
Knowing that Macbeth would do almost anything for her, Lady Macbeth tried in every way possible to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan. She accused Macbeth of not loving her because