Downfall of MacBeth

Who Rules Your World? In his play Macbeth, William Shakespeare makes several accusations regarding man's subordinancy to those other than himself. Although this story takes place during a time when nobility were said to be very knowledgeable, several instances occur in which man is influenced directly by others nearby. Macbeth, a nobleman of Scotland, spends most of his time in this play committing and plotting murder. These murders appear, superficially, to be a result of …

…so much on the decisions of others when his killer, Macduff, says to him, "Despair thy charm, and let the angel whom thou still hast served tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped" (V, viii, line 13). Thus Macbeth's fate was sealed and he was sentenced to immediate death. William Shakespeare makes the reader truly understand the importance of making one's own decisions and deciding for the right reasons in his play, Macbeth.