Evil In Macbeth Essay

Evil is a common theme in many Shakespeare plays. In Shakespeare's play, Macbeth evil is definitely a common theme. Many of his main characters, such as the witches, Macbeth, and lady Macbeth, have evil personalities rooted in them. The witches would do terrible acts to random people, Macbeth would kill everyone that got in his way, and Lady Macbeth would do anything to have her husband King. Which is why evil is the base for the majority of the main characters in Macbeth. Most witches in any movie or play are thought of as evil and in Macbeth this is no different. The witches in Macbeth are evil and rude to random people for no real reason.
"I' th' shipman's card. I'll drain him dry as hay. Sleep shall neither night nor day hang upon his penthouse lid. He shall live a man forbid. Weary sev'nnights, nine times nine, shall he dwindle, peak, and pine. Though his bark cannot be lost, yet it shall be tempest-tossed. Look what I have. " (cite)
Right before the witches did this too this poor innocent sailor, his wife had some chestnuts that they wanted. One of the witches asked for some but she would not give the witch any. So according to the witches, they think that getting revenge on her husband is fair. They think that by making that sailor suffer by draining him of …show more content…
Macbeth is one of the most evil character in the book, even the witches know. "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." ( cite). In this scene all the witches were gathering and Macbeth was coming to see them. By the witches saying something wicked this way comes they know that Macbeth is wicked and evil. He killed his way to the top. He killed anyone who got in his way of becoming king and would do anything to stay King. He was not evil at first but his ambition to become and stay king got the best of him and made him evil. He was not considered evil but throughout the play he gradually became