Macbeth’s Downfall Into The horrors of, “What Goes Around Comes Around” In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare the motivation to succeed in Macbeth’s life becomes overpowering, and pushes him into total destruction. Through out the entire play Macbeth is going down a spiral path of lunacy and physical hardship. The people in his life easily influence his decision and his wrongful actions to achieve his goal of success. Some of the influences on Macbeth include the witches and their apparitions, the dominance of Lady Macbeth, and ultimately Macbeth’s own insecurities,