Part one of term paper
G.R. Elliot once said, "wicked intention must in the end produce wicked action unless it is not merely revoked by the protagonist's better feelings, but entirely eradicated by his inmost will, aided by Divine grace." This statement can be directly applied to Macbeth's descent into the darker recesses of human nature and what human weakne ...

Part two of term paper
... such evil? Surely he did not come up with such villainous thoughts of his own. His desire for control, authority, and jurisdiction was strengthened by evil sources, those from both the witches' prophecies and his wife's encouragement. In Macbeth it is very clear that evil begets evil. Shakespeare focuses on Macbeth's courage early in the play. For example, Duncan and the sergeant both compliment Macbeth's mental and physical bravery in Act I, Scene II. Macbeth "carv'd out his pa ...