Macbeth's Responsibility

Macbeth is ultimately responsible for his own actions in the play. A few people have a role in his decisions, but when it all comes down to it, he makes the last decision for himself. The witches first plant the seed of him becoming King. This happens when they first meet each other when Macbeth is on his way to Forres to meet King Duncan. After that seed is planted by the witches and Macbeth …

…invincible. After the things the witches say start to sink in, and Macbeth starts to believe them, Lady Macbeth further pushes him. She questions his manhood as an attempt to change his mind and make him do what she wants. It soon becomes clear in the play, that everything Macbeth does in the play is his own choice. He becomes corrupted with power and all the blame has nowhere else to fall but on him.