Macbeth Is Responsible for His Own Downfall

Macbeth is responsible for his own downfall. Do you agree?
In the beginning of the play Macbeth, the witches confronted Macbeth and Banquo and prophesied that Macbeth would be "Thane of Glamis", "Thane of Cawdor" and " King hereafter". As from then, we acknowledge that Macbeth is a weak character. Macbeth could have dismissed the prophecies as fantastical like Banquo did. But instead Macbeth chooses to believe in those miss-interpreted predictions, which ultimately lead to his own downfall. From the start when the witches said that Macbeth would be king hereafter Macbeth seems to be taken in by the predictions then suddenly commands the witches to be told more. Also MacBeth's downfall is caused mainly by himself, he was the one that plotted those murders, he himself killed King Duncan, his fellow general Banquo and the family of Macduff. …