What modern values and/or universal themes are evident in Macbeth? Well, for starters, Macbeth was one of the greatest noblemen in Scotland. He was very loyal, honorable, and valiant. He was also very ambitious, and that ambition made him into the great lord he was until he heard the witches’ prophecy. Macbeth became so consumed by power that he turned into an evil monster who destroyed his own self. What’s crazy is that Macbeth knew and started to realize that murdering Duncan was going to create problems for him and soon make him self destruct. What does this tell us about how literature reflects society, culture, place, and/or history? This tells us that what is written in literature, affects the author and those that read it. As written
