im and the potential evil in his own character. The witches in 'Macbeth' serve a variety of purposes: Their most obvious role is to give Macbeth big ideas about his future and to create ambitions within him. They also make him believe that he is invincible: none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth. It is because of this belief that Macbeth is willing to take ever- greater risks.In this course work my points I have to get across are basically who is more evil, Lady Macbeth or Macbeth? Is the person who thought up the deed evil, or the person who actually “commits the deed”? We must know that Lady Macbeth is the force behind the murder of King Duncan, which lead Macbeth to killing him. The first time we meet her she is practising a mock murder scene, where she is the one stabbing the dagger into the King. Not a normal woman you would find everyday! Her thoughts are dark thoughts; her imagination is filled with evil, but she never actually murders anybody. Does this make her more or less evil than Macbeth? When we first meet Macbeth, we hear only good things about him. He's a worthy soldier and is greatly respected by all. The King (his cousin) thinks most highly of him and promotes him to Thane of Cawdor. How does such a good man suddenly become evil? Was his wife to blame or was it his own ambition and need for power? Did he have to murder the King? He also murdered his best friend, Banquo and had Macduff's wife and children slain. But for what? What drove him to this? Did his wife know about these murders? To my point of view Lady Macbeth is much more evil than Macbeth. This is because she was the driving force, and when Macbeth wasn’t sure if he should murder, Lady Macbeth still forces.The witches help to chart the changes that occur in Macbeth's character. Look at how they refer to him each time he arrives in their presence (by the end they refer to him as 'something evil'). Macbeth's relationship with the witches al...
