The play Macbeth was written by Shakespeare in the early 1600s. There have been many articles and many different thoughts on the play. But this card is over: who is the stronger character, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Macbeth is the weakest character in the play. The play is about a nobleman of the King of Scotland, Macbeth, who is told by the witches that he could become king if he did a terrible deed. They also showed a prediction to his right-hand man, Banquo, as well. That his lineage will lead to kings. The act that Macbeth must perform is to kill the king and take his place. Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth, about the witches' prediction and she continues to encourage him until he kills the king and scares the king's sons so that he can become king himself. He becomes king and the witches who had shown him that he was king came again and showed Macbeth another prediction. The prediction showed that Banquo's family will become kings and lead to other kings. Macbeth decides to kill Banquo and his son but he manages to escape. One of the now dead king's sons returns with an army and attacks Macbeth in his own castle. Macduff, one of the many people affected by Macbeth's rise to power, engaged Macbeth during the attack and ultimately beheaded Macbeth. After the battle, Malcolm, one of the slain king's sons, took over Scotland and the play ends. Macbeth, right at the beginning of the play, demonstrated how weak of a character he is. Let the three witches who meet him at the beginning of the play continue to utter poisonous and twisted words there: "Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more..." (1.3, 70-71). He lets their words fester in the depths of his mind until he goes mad with greed. He also shows his weakness by listening to and believing the words of the witches, who he knows cannot be trusted: "Your sons will be kings..." (1.3, 86-88). He tells his wife about the witches' predictions, who then continues to insist on him the need to fulfill his, at that moment, "destiny." Macbeth finally succumbs to his wife's insistence "I pray thee, peace! I dare do all..." (1.7, 45-47). Throughout the rest of the play, Macbeth continues to show his weakness and spinelessness.