Share the Blame in MacbethThe great Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth is the story of a Scottish Thane, Macbeth, who, apparently according to a witches' prophecy, becomes Thane of Cawdor and King . And because Macbeth won his throne through deception and betrayal, he loses it. The blame for Macbeth's downfall lies with Macbeth himself, Lady Macbeth, and the witches. Enter the first act and the second scene. We see the good King Duncan and his Thanes, talking about the outcome of a war well won. All men seem to praise the good Macbeth. The first impression is that Macbeth is a good man, not a treacherous man. What could drive a man like this to adopt villainous ways? Only his own ambition, his own pride could have led him down this dark path. But something, or someone, must have encouraged him. ""FIRST WITCH Hail, Macbeth! Hello, Thane of Glamis! SECOND WITCH Hail, Macbeth! Hello, Thane of Cawdor! THIRD WITCH Hail Macbeth, who will henceforth be king! Saluting Macbeth Thane of Glamis is nothing new. Macbeth is already Thane of Glamis. Macbeth has not yet heard of the betrayal of the Thane of Cawdor, of how he betrayed the Scottish people (as stated earlier in the Law), and therefore does not expect to be hailed as Thane of Cawdor . Hailing Macbeth as king is a totally different thing. How could he be king? They already had one, to speak of him replacing the king was to commit the highest treason of the kingdom. And yet, the witches spoke the prophecy. At first, Macbeth does not b...... middle of paper ......hcock, 1987.Curry, Walter. Shakespeare's philosophical models. London: Mass Peter Smith, 1968. Epstein, Norrie, The Friendly Shakepeare, New York, Viking Publishing, 1993. Harbage, Alfred, Macbeth, Middlesex England, Penguin Publishing, 1956. Magill, Masterplots - Volume 6, New Jersey, Salem Press , 1949. Schlegel, August Wilhelm. Criticism of Shakespeare's tragedies. A course of lectures on drama and literature. London: AMS Press, Inc., 1965. Shakespeare, William. Tragedy of Macbeth. Ed. Barbara Mowat and Paul Warstine. New York: Washington Press, 1992. Staunten, Howard, The Complete Illustrated Shakespeare, New York: Park Lane Publishing, 1979. TW Shakespeare, the Critical Heritage. Flight. 5. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979. Wills, Gary. Witches and Jesuits. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.