There are many factors which contribute to the deterioration of Macbeth of which

three will be discussed. The three points which contribute greatly to Macbeth's

deterioration are the prophecy which was told to him by the witches, how Lady

Macbeth influenced and manipulated Macbeth's judgment, and finally Macbeth's

long time ambition which drove his desire to be king. Macbeth's growing character

deterioates from a noble man to violent individual.

The prophecies which were told by the witches were one of the factors which

contributed to the deterioration of his character. If it had not been for the witches

telling him that he was to be Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis, and King of

Scotland, Macbeth would still be his ordinary self. As a result of the prophecies, this

aroused Macbeth's curiosity of how he could be King of Scotland. As the play

progresses, Macbeth slowly relies on the witches prophecies.

plays an important role in this play because she provided a scheme which caused

Macbeth's ambition influenced the cause of his new character. This new character of

Macbeth's influence also comes in to play because if not for Lady Macbeth, his

his title of King of Scotland no matter what it took, even if it meant murdering.

ambition had not been strong enough to carry the motive to kill King Duncan. Lady

Macbeth to assassinate King Duncan. After Macbeth had killed King Duncan, he

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