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A 5 page essay that analyzes the insidious, corrupting nature of evil in Macbeth. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is honored as a hero, a man of honor and courage. Yet, as the play progresses, Macbeth is corrupted by the lure of ambition and power. Macbeth and his wife act under the delusion that they will not be affected by their evil act, yet, throughout the play, the evil that they have unleashed eats away at their confidence and sense of identity until they are both totally destroyed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of honor and courage. Yet, as the play progresses, Macbeth is corrupted by the lure of ambition and power. Macbeth and his wife act under the delusion that they will
not be affected by their evil act, yet, throughout the play, the evil that they have unleashed eats away at their confidence and sense of identity until they are both
totally destroyed. When Macbeth is first greeted by the witches as the future king, he almost immediately considers murdering Duncan for his crown. The witches hail Macbeth as the
thane of both Glamis and Cawdor, even though the thane of Cawdor is still alive and also a close friend to the king. When the current thane of Cawdor is
accused of treason and Macbeth is rewarded with his lands, he takes it as a sign that the pronouncement of the witches that he will be king will also come
to pass. In Act I, scene V, Macbeth, in contemplating this, has thoughts whose suggestions bring forth a "horrid image" that "unfix" his hair and make his heart beat hard
against his ribs (lines 135-136). A moment later, he reasons that chance may fulfill the prophecy. This clearly suggests that his thoughts are already straying to murder, and that these
thoughts terrify him. The fact that Macbeth is thought of as a loyal and noble person at the beginning of the play is made evident by the fact that King
Duncan decides to visit overnight at his home at Iverness. Duncan does this precisely because he feels secure and safe at the home of a man who has fought so
valiantly for him in battle. It obviously never crosses Duncans mind that Macbeth could be a traitor. Macbeth, himself, has serious doubts about taking this course of action, which
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