Factors That Cause Macbeth's Downfall In any literary tragedy, the protagonist always ends up in a bad situation through a series of unfortunate events. In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the central character, Macbeth, is a good example of this. Macbeth has many forces behind him that lead him into events that eventually cause his downfall. The most important forces are supernatural influences, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth himself. To begin, one of these factors …showed first 75 words of 942 total…

…showed last 75 words of 942 total…to his death. In conclusion, different forces influence Macbeth, and these forces all play a part in causing his downfall. There are three main influences on Macbeth, which are supernatural forces, Lady Macbeth, and himself. There are always many things that guide a person into a decision or action, and in the tragic story Macbeth; the protagonist's journey is no different. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Ed. M. Kortes. Toronto: Harcourt Brace and Company, Canada, 1988.