Macbeth's rise and fall

At the beginning of the play "Macbeth" by Shakespeare, Macbeth is described as the undefeatable hero who has downed high treason and the Norwegian invaders and due to his bravery Scotland can expect a new peace. But on their way to King Duncan the commanders Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches and their prophecies will change the course of history . Thane of Glamis is supposed to become Thane of Cawdor and afterwards even king …

…has become demanding and is only concerned about his position as the king and about nothing else. Not even about his wife who is dying because of her guilty conscience. His fall is completed when Malcolm's army marches towards his castle and his situation is desperate because he has no support of his people and not even of himself because he cannot stand himself any longer. He looses the battle and is killed by Macduff..