True courage is rarely found, though many strive for it, it is rarely achieved. In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth there are multiple acts of true courage, which occur due to the desire to correct the mistakes of the past. However, there are also many acts of cowardice because Macbeth and Lady Macbeth become greedy and commit many horrible crimes. It is these desires that set this tragic comedy in motion and destroy any relationship that stands in the way of achieving it. Macbeth's inevitable demise was set in motion by Lady Macbeth's greed for power, but when Macbeth became king and gained all this power, his morals suffered greatly, and he became fearful and paranoid of anyone who might pose a possible threat. threat to his throne. Lady Macbeth is perceived as very evil and conniving, she is the catalyst that drives Macbeth to kill King Duncan. She emasculates and manipulates him, causing his psychotic tendencies. Before Duncan's murder, Macbeth played the role of an honorable servant of the king and was praised for killing the traitor Thane of Cawdor. Instead of praising Macbeth's courage which improved his personal integrity, he lets his prophecies that the witches informed him of go to his head. He is willing to kill to try to get further ahead and, after being crowned king, would kill anyone who stands in his way. This eventually catches up to him when the other characters piece together the murders and realize that Macbeth is responsible for all the deaths. Once this happened, Macduff, the Thane of Fife, set out for Macbeth's castle in Inverness with a large army disguised as birnam wood to behead Macbeth, so that Malcolm could be crowned king. Macbeth's lack of courage throughout... middle of the paper... see what needs to be done to correct all the wrongdoings. At the beginning of the play the three witches sing "Beautiful is ugly, and ugly is beautiful" (I.iii.12), which means that the natural order has been reversed. This is a significant quote because it indicates how the natural order was upset by Macbeth killing King Duncan so that he could become king. It is here that Macduff steps in to correct wrongdoings and free Scotland from the evil Macbeth who has plagued it. The inevitable deaths of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth occurred because of their unquenchable desire for power. Macbeth abused his new power, causing great suffering in his morals, and became suspicious of all people around him who had the potential to threaten his crown. Macbeth allows his greed to get the better of him and is forced to face the consequences. which in this case cost Macbeth his life.