Macbeth changed drastically throughout the play, from good to evil. The characters caught on to him fairly quickly. Some were loyal at the beginning and then were completely against him at the end. It was interesting to see how people can turn on others so quickly.

Originally, Macbeth was perceived by many as a bold and noble man. He was well respected. He had won a battle for his country and people saw the good in him. They believed that he was very brave and loyal, as proven when Duncan says,

"Only I have left to say,/ More is thy due than more than all can pay."

Duncan himself was naive and trusting. He believed that Macbeth was a great Thane, and was very happy to give him a promotion. He showed a lot of praise toward Macbeth, verified when Duncan remarked,

"We love/ him highly, and shall continue our graces towards him."

The three witches had set Macbeth on his murderous path right from the start. They played on his ambition by telling him his 'future'. It seemed that the witches wanted him to believe it was his future, when in actuality they only wanted him to cause trouble to make his future a reality. Th

Lennox remarked that all that have sided with Macbeth have paid dearly for their decision. I think he was right. People who were on Macbeth's side would have definitely regretted it in the end.

"Yet do I fear thy/ nature;/ It is too full; o' th' milk of human kindness/ To Catch the nearest way.

The people Macbeth had hired to kill Banquo trusted him completely. They knew that they would get paid adequately if they did not disclose the secret of who had hired them. The murderers had shown their trust when they said,

In these above lines, Macbeth had shown that he knew that he could not turn back time and he realized that he is basically screwed.

"Behold, where stands/ Th' usurper's cursed head."

Malcolm and Macduff did not approve of what Macbeth had done for Scotland. They discussed how Scotland, under Macbeth's rule, had plunged into despair. Malcolm showed that he thought Macbeth's was a good guy gone bad, as proven in the next lines,

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