Someone had once said, "Human nature is a mixture of the sham and the true, of kindness and cruelty, of meanness and generosity - of good and evil." In the play Macbeth, this quote is perfectly portrayed in the main characters' actions, their struggles, conflicts, and how they progress in the play. The quote tells the readers that human nature is the embodiment of good and evil. Humans are full of lies yet they are …showed first 75 words of 1433 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1433 total…Lady Macbeth feels before, during and after they assassinate King Duncan [e.g. Lady Macbeth "washing her hands free of guilt" because there's "blood" on them]. Like Macbeth at the beginning, humans can be loyal, generous, and kind. But also like Macbeth, "ambition" and power can drive the kindest and finest person to commit the most unthinkable acts. In lameness terms, what makes a person human is that he/she is both good and evil.