Why Do People Commit Evil In Macbeth
Do people commit different acts of evil? Are all acts of evil equal or different? In current time there are different punishments for different crimes committed. If a person commits a murder then they could be put in jail for life. While another person who robbed a bank might only be in prison for ten years. If there were only one form of evil then should the punishment for all crimes be the same? The different types of evil can be caused by different reasons and lead to many different consequences. In the tragedy of Macbeth different forms of evil, starting from the thought of committing the evil act to the impact, is shown through the characters and their actions such as murder, treason, and lying . Within the play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth commit many evil acts such as murder, treason, and lying. Both of them have different reasons for each crime they commit, either it being greed or the desire for power.
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Throughout time, society has viewed evil crimes differently, weather it being based on how violent the act was or the reason the act was committed. In the tragedy of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth was willing to do anything in her power to become royalty. Lady Macbeth says “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here…” (Act1, Scene 5), she was willing to give up her feminine nature in order to convince her husband, Macbeth, to commit a murder. Lady Macbeth never really committed a harsh evil act, besides lying and committing treason. In the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth had a firm stand on what she was doing. On the other hand, Macbeth’s character was unsure of what he was doing was right. A person who commits crimes have three reasons: those who grow up in a society where it is okay to to commit such acts, psychopaths, and those who view the world as threatening. Macbeth is not a psychopath because he was once a good man in the beginning of the play, and does not see the world as a
Throughout time, society has viewed evil crimes differently, weather it being based on how violent the act was or the reason the act was committed. In the tragedy of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth was willing to do anything in her power to become royalty. Lady Macbeth says “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here…” (Act1, Scene 5), she was willing to give up her feminine nature in order to convince her husband, Macbeth, to commit a murder. Lady Macbeth never really committed a harsh evil act, besides lying and committing treason. In the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth had a firm stand on what she was doing. On the other hand, Macbeth’s character was unsure of what he was doing was right. A person who commits crimes have three reasons: those who grow up in a society where it is okay to to commit such acts, psychopaths, and those who view the world as threatening. Macbeth is not a psychopath because he was once a good man in the beginning of the play, and does not see the world as a