-75) meaning Banquo himself would never become king even though his heirs would someday gain the throne. Macbeth thought he also had to beware of Macduff, as was foretold in the witch’s prophecies. When Macbeth heard of Macduff’s departure to England to warn the true heir of the throne, Malcom, of the goings on in Scotland, he sends someone to Fife to kill Lady Macduff and her children. Also, because of the witch’s prophesies, Macbeth began to believe that he had become immortal. Macbeth meets again with the three sister witches and asks them to answer some questions. They gladly do so, using a series of apparitions, one of which says, “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff; beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough.” (4.1.79-81) Then, another apparition states a reassuring prophecy, “Be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the pow’r of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.” (4.1.89-92) During the final battle between Macbeth and Macduff, Macbeth boasts that no man born of woman could ever kill him. “And let the angel whom thou still has served tell thee, Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped.” (5.8.17-20) The fighting proceeded and Macbeth was killed. His belief of immortality lead to his destruction. I feel the evil forces surrounding Macbeth are what caused him to do the things he did. Macbeth’s greed and the resulting actions, along with his immortal mindset, were all foretold by the witch’s evil prophecies in which he believed. He became so greedy that he murdered others because he wanted to become King. It ultimately led to his own destruction, and to the proof that he was not immortal after all.THE FORCES OF EVIL LEADING TO THE DETERIORATION OF MACBETHEnglish Literature, Period 2November 15, 1999Thesis StatementThe fall of Macbeth is brought on by the forces of evil that surrounded him and by his own min...
