Macbeth Good And Evil

Good and evil is a major theme that is found in all forms of literature from the past and in present day. This theme is often progressed from the transition of a good character to an evil one. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the vital character, Macbeth is first seen as a noble, brave and trustworthy hero but is later seen as a horrific inhumane murderer. The causes to his change is not because he is naturally born evil, but is due to the influences of others surrounding his environment. Other critical sources such as Imagination by Henry N. Paul and The Tragedy of Macbeth by Elizabeth Montagu, support the notion that Macbeth’s actions were solely caused by external factors. Led by the prophecies told upon Macbeth, Lady Macbeth’s manipulative