Evil is when someone does something deliberate and goes out of there way to affect you in some kind of disturbing manner. In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, a lot of themes are shown throughout the play. In this tragedy, Shakespeare demonstrates a common theme in evil.
The theme evil is first brought to mind in the beginning of the play in Act 1. For example the witches talk about how "fair is foul, and foul is fair." The witches are talking about how good is bad and bad is good. This brings an interesting twist to the story because things are not what they seem. "So foul and fair a day I have not seen." Macbeth is talking to Banquo about how things have been good, but also bad at the same time. This brings an idea of some kind of tie between Macbeth and the witches because this is in uncommonly thing for Macbeth. Macbeth states how he wants the "stars, hide your fires; let no light see my black and deep desires." Macbeth is now starting to think about what the witches have told him. He is making it clear to himself what he wants and what he is going to do to get it. In Act 1, the theme evil is brought upon us and Macbeth starts to go after things that make the theme more visual throughout the story.

Evil is something that is around you all the time. Macbeth fell in the hands of evil and let it control his life. Once a brave and loyal man, Macbeth turned into a blood sucking, power hungry manic. Evil will always be around, but it is how you deal with it that will make you a strong person.

Act 4 brings a turn for the worst for Macbeth's plan to rule and keep his bloodline in power. "Even till destruction sicken, answer me to what I ask you." Macbeth wants to find out everything that his future is going to offer to him. No matter what happens in the world around him he wants his questions to be answered by the witches. " Now I see 'tis true; for the blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me, and points at them for his." Macbeth is angry that the witches had showed him that Banquo's children would rule many kingdoms around the world. Frustrated that his own kids will not rule, Macbeth gets very angry and doesn’t want to hear anymore news about his future. "The flighty purpose never is o'ertook unless the deed go with it. From this moment the very firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand." Macbeth is saying that his plan is never accomplished until it is carried out immediately. Now reacting violently without thinking, Macbeth gets more dangerous because he going on first thought and impulses. Macbeth has totally lost his mind and will not take any bodies advice because he so cut up in the witches' apparitions.