At one time MacBeth was a good-hearted man. He was faithful to God, his family and friends, and his country. He was loved and adored by many. King Duncan commended MacBeth when he said, “O valiant cousin! Worth gentleman!” and most would agree with that comment. MacBeth would always honoured his country.

Excellent warriorship is shown in the character of MacBeth. He is a loyal fighter, defending his country from enemies and traitors. MacBeth has been rewarded for his fighting by the king with titles of royalty and plenty of compliments. A fellow soldier once announced, “For brave MacBeth-well he deserves that name-/ Disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d steel.” Though all this praise doesn’t do MacBeth any good!

The witches in this story are the ones who started up the evil thoughts in MacBeth’s mind. They would put spells and curses on Macbeth, fill his mind with confusing statements. The witches are dark characters and it rubs off on M

MacBeth does feel guilty for what he has done! He feels responsible for some of his crimes, which is definitely a good start towards the path of goodness. MacBeth wants to turn away from evil and be good once again. MacBeth decided to die with honor when he said, “Why should I play the Roman fool, and die/ On mine own sword?” MacBeth has done his best to return to the good-hearted man he once was.

Lady MacBeth is pure evil and she wants to act out on those evil thought with evil actions to better herself and her husband. She plans for her and MacBeth to do the deed of killing King Duncan, but MacBeth is teetering on the line of good and evil. Lady MacBeth is a very good manipulator though, and she and MacBeth are ready to murder Duncan. When MacBeth pronounces to Lady MacBeth, “I am settled, and bend up/Each corporal agent to this terrible feat. Away, and mock the time,” they decided to an agreement to murder the king. This seems to be the turning point in MacBeth’s transformation into immortality.

Under the evil ruling of MacBeth the country was run in a disorderly fashion. The countrymen were in a confusing state of mind because of the disarray of the killing of their former king, Duncan. MacBeth was a totally different king than Duncan because of Duncan’s good nature. Lennox tells MacBeth about the storm when he says, “The night has been unruly: where we lay,/ Our chimneys

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