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    1) The document discusses the roles of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and the witches in Macbeth's downfall. 2) It argues that while the witches and Macbeth's own ambitions were factors, Lady Macbeth was the primary cause as she constantly urged Macbeth to commit regicide and other murders, mocking his masculinity when he hesitated. 3) After Lady Macbeth's death, Macbeth realizes the emptiness of his title and that his end is near, suggesting she was his main source of motivation and power.

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    MACBETH (C/WORK) * To what extent was Lady Macbeth responsible for Macbeths downfall? Having
    read the play, I feel that Lady Macbeth is responsible for Macbeth's downfall but only to a certain
    extent, as there are the witches and Macbeth himself who also play a role in his downfall. Shakespeare
    opens the play with a meeting taking place between the three witches and Macbeth. Once the reader
    has read just the opening of the play they are not made aware of the significance of the witches. It is
    in Act 1 Scene 3 that the audience discovers the true nature and role of the witches. Shakespeare
    introduces the witches in an atmosphere which reflects upon their nature. At first, in Act 1 Scene 1, the
    witches appear in 'thunder and lightening'. The fact that Shakespeare uses such an atmosphere to
    present the witches, illustrates to the audience the witches are evil and sinister beings in the play. Also
    when Shakespeare uses insects in the cauldron scene, the audience are made aware of the destructive
    and fearful atmosphere apparent when the witches are present. In Act 1 Scene 1, the witches say, 'fair
    is foul, and foul is fair.' Shakespeare uses words with stressed syllables, ' fair...foul.' The use of stressed
    syllables is commonly used alongside spells and the supernatural. Hence, through Shakespeare using
    such words, he effectively conveys the supernatural powers of the witches - again making the
    audience aware of the powers the witches possess. At the time Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, witches
    were seen to be significant beings and problems which would arise would be blamed upon the
    witches - as seen in this play, the witches are partially to be blamed for Macbeth's downfall, alongside
    Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, who is the main cause of Macbeth's downfall. The witches had made
    Macbeth believe that his great prize was near, ' All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter.' ...read
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    Macbeth hesitates at the idea of murdering Duncan whereas Lady Macbeth seems to diminish
    Macbeth's weak character through mocking him- 'wouldst thou have that...in thine own esteem,' Act
    1,Scene 7, lines 41-43. Lady Macbeth is able to bend Macbeth to her will very easily. The audience
    again see Lady Macbeth's manner of putting Macbeth under her control as she says the crown is the
    'ornament of life' and not striving to seek it would be an act of a coward. Due to Macbeth being in an
    unstable state when Lady Macbeth says this, he is again taken under her rule. Lady Macbeth says: '...
    and dashed the brains out.', (Act 1, scene 7) meaning she would sacrifice her own child, rather than
    letting such an opportunity of becoming king be pushed aside. Here Shakespeare has used a powerful
    image to make the audience aware of Lady Macbeth's cold ambition and the extent she would go to,
    in order for her to satisfy her desires. This statement said by Lady Macbeth also makes Macbeth see
    murdering Duncan as being a minute act and not that, which is of great wickedness, thus making
    Macbeth feel inclined to carry out the murder. Lady Macbeth has answers to all aspects of killing
    Duncan. She re-assures Macbeth that he won't be caught as being the one behind the murder as Lady
    Macbeth has planned to blame Duncan's 'spongy officers who shall bear the guilt of [their] great
    quell.' Here we again come to see how Macbeth, being a vulnerable man, sees this as a great idea and
    applauds his wife's suggestion - which alone supports the fact that Lady Macbeth is the one leading
    to Macbeth's downfall. If Lady Macbeth had not come up with such an idea then Macbeth would
    perhaps have been even more reluctant to carry out the murder due to fear of being found out. ...read
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    Conclusion
    She feels that the only way through which she will obtain her ambitions is to be sinister and evil. Due
    to Lady Macbeth being unable to take authority in order to gain a high status, she uses her husband
    as a vehicle to fulfil her ambitions. I believe Lady Macbeth is the main cause of Macbeth's downfall.
    She is the main one to be blamed for why Macbeth's ambitions lead to his downfall. Although the
    witches were involved, it is Lady Macbeth who constantly urges Macbeth to gain that which she
    requires. Although Macbeth is also to be blamed, for his own downfall, I do not see him as the main
    cause. He did feel guilty within, yet as his wife would mock his manliness he felt the need to defend
    his dignity as at that time, questioning a mans masculinity was seen as being a disgrace to the man as
    they were meant to be fierce warriors and men of great might. Lady Macbeth is to be blamed the
    most as we see when she dies, Macbeth says: ' ..[life] is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
    Signifying nothing.' Act 5,Scene 5 The above suggests Macbeth's motivation and power has vanished,
    due to Macbeth no longer being manipulated by Lady Macbeth. It suggests Macbeth no longer sees
    the significance of holding the title of a 'king'. He doesn't seem to comprehend why he even desired
    to have such a title. After the death of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth realises his own death is near: 'And all
    our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.' Act 5, Scene 5 The above spoken by
    Macbeth suggests he feels he can no longer return to the happy moments he had undergone before
    he was poisoned by ruthlessness and ambition by his wife. Having taken into consideration the roles
    of the witches, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, I am convinced Lady Macbeth is the main driving force
    behind Macbeth's downfall.

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