Evil In Macbeth Our own human nature is the root of all evil. Macbeth is the only play where the main character becomes an evil monster. In no other Shakespearean tragedy does the hero have so firm and correct grasp of self-knowledge, nor a well developed concept of the universe and his place in it. In Macbeth, the character of Macbeth has a perfect ability for moral judgment. He willfully disregards his own moral thoughts …showed first 75 words of 1995 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1995 total…he has at hand, and consumed by lust makes the wrong choices; yet, he cannot turn back the hand of fate, and must live through the consequences of his actions. The tragedy that occurs in Macbeth, is that he succumbs to the evil that be, like Eve in the Garden of Eden; thereby, Macbeth secures his place of eternal damnation in hell. Instead of triumphing over evil temptation, Macbeth is engulfed and devoured by it.