At the beginning of Macbeth, the witches (which are the main source of evil in Macbeth) tell Macbeth that he will one day be king, which causes Macbeth to do anything he can to make this prophecy come true. For example, Banquo tells Macbeth, “You greet present grace and great prediction Of noble having and of royal hope, That he seems rapt withal. To me you speak not. If you can look into the seeds

After evil makes its way into Macbeth’s blood, it continues to steer him on the path of evil. For example Macbeth states, “Put rancors in the vessel of my peace Only for them, and mine eternal jewel Given to the common enemy of man To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings. Rather than so, come fate into the list, And champion me to th’ utterance.” After the death of Duncan, Banquo and his sons are in succession to be king, which causes problems for Macbeth. Therefore, Macbeth, by the help of evil, kills Banquo, which causes his sons to flee to Ireland and England. The death of Banquo and the absence of his sons leaves the thrown open to Macbeth. The process of evil continues when the messenger senses evil around Macduff’s family, “I doubt some danger does approach you nearly. If you will take a homely man’s advice, Be not found here. Hence with your little ones… Which is too nigh your person.” Here Macbeth plans to kill Macduff’s family, because Macduff and his sons are in succession after Banquo. Once again the reader sees that Macbeth will not stop until he is crowned king. At this point in the play evil has overcome Macbeth, and there is no turning back.

In conclusion, one can see that evil does not take place in one instant, but it slowly infects the person, like some viruses. Macbeth shows t

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