In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a hero in the Scottish army, that is ironic for Macbeth has defeated a traitor and he will soon become one. We feel that a person of his loyalty could never commit evil unless he had good reason or if he would be provoked. After Macbeth's first meeting with the witches, we learn from his aside that he has thought about killing Duncan " My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical." Macbeth also says " If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir.", which means that maybe he does not have to murder the king to gain that title. Luck has been very generous to him and might continue which would make him king.

Macbeth's true evil thoughts about being king are first shown when he finds out that king Duncan has named his son Malcolm as Prince of Cumberland. He now shows the first hi

The witches do play an important part in Macbeth's evil actions and his downfall but can't be held responsible for it. The witches tell him more or less exactly who are a threat to him. If it were not for them Macbeth would have to continue on guessing and might kill many people who pose no threat to him.

nt of his evil and his true feelings.

attend it. What thou wouldst highly, that wouldst

The banquet scene is very important and symbolic. Shakespeare shows that Macbeth is so evil that he is in some way not human anymore. "The table's full." said Macbeth. The ghost of the now dead Banquo took the place where he was supposed to sit had he been alive. Macbeth now doesn't have a place among the others. He has become enraged as he knew that that was true but later accepted it by going to meet with his own evil kind, the witches.

thou holily; wouldst not play false and yet wouldst

Lady Macbeth also talks about Macbeth's ambition and how he is not the kind of person to let anything stand in his way if he wants it bad enough. Knowing there is evil in him, once he starts with the murder he will not let anything or anyone else stand in his way.

Upon meeting Lady Macbeth, we can assume that any evil done by Macbeth would be contributed to by her influence. Lady Macbeth is a very powerful women and she has a lot of power over Macbeth's decisions. After she reads the letter from Macbeth, she says that he is in fact too noble to kill Duncan in cold blood she may have to kill him herself.

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be which the eye fears, when it is done, to see."

Until now, everybody that dies is a threat to Macbeth in some way or another. To a certain degree, Macbet

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