TitlePeople who force their way to great power usually bring themselves to ruin. Macbeth's ambition to become king leads him to kill the current king Duncan and take the throne. The fear of being dethroned leads Macbeth to kill anyone who gets in his way. As suspicions grow, people's loyalties waver, leading to his impending doom. In Shakespeare's play Macbeth, Macbeth leads himself to his own downfall. Macbeth's paranoia and guilt following his murders are the main factors leading to his downfall. Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo and expresses his fear by exclaiming: “Behold, horrible shadow! An unreal mockery, then!» (Shakespeare 3.4.128) This scene occurs after Macbeth kills Banquo and raises people's suspicions. People are becoming suspicious of his usurping behavior. This quote shows a major turning point as his inappropriate behavior alerts the nobility around him that something is wrong. Macbeth's paranoia is also seen when, "with pious anger the two criminals tear that they were slaves to drink and slaves to sleep?"...