Reflection on Macbeth

In the drama “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, it portrays lots of violence and bloody scenes which are very scary. It is a tragedy drama where the main character, Macbeth faced tragic flaw. It is his weaknesses that cause him to fall.
Macbeth is a Scottish general who believes in the three witches’ prophecy that he will be made thane of Cawdor and eventually King of Scotland. However, there are further prophecies that say he must beware of Macduff, a Scottish nobleman who oppose Macbeth’s accession to the throne, he will not be harmed by people of woman born and he will be safe until Birnam wood comes to his castle. Macbeth holds on to the prophecy and tells Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth wants him to become king as well wants him to kill King Duncan to get the kingship. The thought of becoming king has cause lots of murder by Macbeth.
The bloody scene starts here where Macbeth stabs King Duncan with a dagger when the king is asleep in his room. Later, he hires a group of murderers to kill Banquo, another general and his son, Fleance for fearing that Banquo’s heirs will seize the throne. Banquo was killed but his son escaped. Next, Macbeth hired people to kill Macduff’s family that includes his wife, Lady Macduff, his children and the servants. Macduff is a Scottish nobleman who opposes Macbeth’s accession to the throne. The scenes of murder are violent and bloody.
From here, we can see that Macbeth is controlled by the prophecy and is blind. He is too obsessed to the prophecy until he is able to kill anybody who has the possibility to become king. However, Macbeth faces defeat in the end where Macduff who is birth by cesarean section manages to behead Macbeth.
I have learned from this movie that is not to believe in prophecy so easily. It will lead us to blindness and tend to act things irrationally in order to fulfill the prophecy. It is better not to know and believe the prophecy that makes life so complicated.