Essay On Macbeth's Downfall

The tragedy of Macbeth is a tale of a great warrior with ambitions of becoming king, little does Macbeth know, this was both his growth and downfall in becoming the King of Scotland. In Shakespeare's play Macbeth the main character does some dastardly villainous things he may not have wanted to do. But had to for his place as king. These events fall along the lines of first degree murder, deceitful actions and manipulation and using the will of magic to selfishly fulfil Macbeth’s own prophecies and attempt to deny others theirs. One of the first examples of Macbeth’s terrible actions was the planned murder of King Duncan, Lady Macbeth also accompanied and thoroughly pushed Macbeth into murdering the king. Shakespeare, William “Macbeth” (Act 1, Scene 5. Lines 15-20) “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, art not without ambition, but …show more content…
According to trials that ended in death sentences in today’s times among most trials that end in death penalties, most are sexual and contain murder, along with any convict harming a child in anyway is a sure-fire way to get a death penalty. Macbeth’s trial would’ve been complete chance on whether or not the jury felt like imprisoning him for his entire life or just killing him on the spot. Since he did not harm Banquo’s son necessarily, he may have been charged today with life in prison even if he did murder the King and one other through espionage. It wouldn’t be a likely thing to happen, but could since Fleance managed to escape Macbeth only has a slight chance of making out of the trial without a death