Don't force your way to the top, let fate take it's toll.
In the book "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, Macbeth the main character was once told by three witches that he would become king one day. His wife Lady Macbeth, power hungry for royalty possessed him to kill everyone in line so they can be have a lot of power and be on top of everyone. He forced his way to the top and didn't let fate take it's toll leading to his downfall and ultimately his death.
If Macbeth just believed in the witches and didn't listen to his power hungry wife, he would still be alive and probably king. "Let not light see my black and deep desires" shows how Lady Macbeth already got into Macbeth's head to get power. This also shows Macbeth's desire to kill King Duncan. "that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all—here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, We'll jump the life to come." This shows his plans on how he is thinking of killing King Duncan and how he is trying to evade the consequences. "But screw your courage to the sticking-place,
And we'll not fail." He is letting his wife overpower/challenge him and he is starting to think that all that he is doing is right. He needs to listen to himself and others, take a step back, and let fate handle everything.
Macbeth is being used by his wife and doesn't understand what's going on. He is mind weak and she is just controlling him. "Had he not resembled My father as he slept, I had done't." This shows how Lady Macbeth is worried that macbeth won't kill Duncan. this also reveals her weakness while boasting over her strength. She's having a melt down because she knows that if this plan doesn't go threw, she will be powerless. "Bring forth men-children only; For thy undaunted mettle should compose Nothing but males." This resembles how Lady Macbeth is going over the plan once again so she knows that Macbeth is all in on it so she can gain her power. It also shows how Macbeth is weak because he praises Lady Macbeth's manly spirit. It should be him being the man in the relationship, but he only listens to her.
After all of this hassle and constantly listening to his wife, Macbeth pulls threw on the plan and kills Duncan. He thought it would be a one and done but the result of the murder haunted him. "Methought I heard a voice cry "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep," the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast—" This shows how Macbeth can't carry on and has a hard time sleeping at night due to the plan. He should've not been selfless, stood up for himself, and let fate do the rest. "Methought I heard a voice cry "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep," the innocent sleep, Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast" This also shows how he can't handle things anymore and how he is hallucinating by hearing and seeing things that are haunting him from the murder.
Macbeth was used and controlled in this story by his wife Lady Macbeth. He should have not forced fate and just let it take it's tole. By the witches telling him he had the potential to be king one day, it just triggered something in both his and his wives head so they could become powerful. But look at them now, they are both dead and not king and queen. he should have listened. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair"
