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The Shakespearian tragedy, Macbeth has been said to be one of Shakespe ars most profound and mature visions of evil. In Macbeth we find not moroseness but blackness, a man who finds himself encased in evil. Macbeth believes that his predicaments and the evils that he commits are worth everything he will give way to ratiocinationure. In spite of this towards the end of the play he realizes that everything he went through, was not worth the crown, or the elevated hurt he had to pay of losing his wife, and finding himself alone. Macbeth is shown as a benign and righteous man in the beginning of the play. He is the Thane of Glamis, and a wear warrior among men and is highly regarded by the king of Scotland. All these traits make Macbeth great. Conversely, several(prenominal) factors transform this one great man into a great tyrant and a malevolent murderer. Macbeth grows great throughout the play yet in reality becomes less and less as a man. Macbeth proves that wearing a crown and having the power does not fulfill all of ones dreams and fantasies. Being the king does not necessarily make the man.In the source act we meet the witches and the mood of Macbeth is set-dark, gloomy, evil, supernatural- a perfect atmosphere to abide by the tragic hero. When Macbeth first meets the witches he is at the height of his moral ascendancy. He is Thane of Glamis and he just slaughtered a traitor from the Netherlands in the name of Scotland. However, Macbeths curiosity begins to stir when these three witches tell him of his fate.All hail Macbeth address to thee, Thane of GlamisAll hail, Macbeth Hail to thee, Thane of CawdorAll hail, Macbeth That shalt be king hereafter(Act 1, Sc.3 48-50)Macbeth is already the Thane of Glamis and the audience knows that King Duncan named him Thane of Cawdor. However, the last two prophecies could not make aesthesis to Macbeth, and what they reveal to Banquo is even more puzzling.Thou shall get kings, though thou, be none.(Act 1, Sc.3 67)A curious Macbeth yearns to know more when the witches suddenly vanish. A flash later, the prophecies prove to be reliable.And, for earnest of a greater honour, He bid me,From him, call thee Thane of Cawdor In which addition,Hail Most worthy Thane, for it is thine(Act 1, Sc.3 104-107)Macbeth wants to test the true statement by asking Banquo if he also believes that the rest of the prophecies could be true. Banquo is suspicio... ...mAnd permit the angel whom thou stillHast served tell thee, Macduff was from his mothers uterusUntimely ripped.(Act 5 Sc. 8 13-16)Alone, confused, frustrated and shamed Macbeth dies a warrior by the sword of the worthy Macduff.In the fatal end Macbeth was called upon to pay the price for all his wrong doings. Macbeth could have been a great man. Macbeth was Thane of Cawdor and Glamis and most importantly respected by the King. Macbeth had a loving wife and a skinny friend in Banquo and all this he yearned for, when he realized low to late he ha d it already. Had it not been for his belief in his own attract existence and his belief in supernatural prophecies, if he had listened to Banquos warning, he would have never risked everything he loved, everything he had, and his own life for that crown. If Macbeth did not have so much pride in his own opposition he would have been a happy and respected man.I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent,but only vaulting ambition, which oerleaps itselfand falls on the other.(Act 1 Sc. 7 25-30)Macbeth spoke these words in the beginning of the play and it was still to early in time, for him to realize how true that really was.