The Goodness of Mankind In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is not evil. Macbeth does not want to start with all of the madness of killing spree; it was Lady Macbeth that wanted to start off with the killing of King Duncan. Macbeth did say “Who should go against his murderer shut the door, / Not bear the knife myself” (I vii 15-16). Macbeth is saying that he will not be the one to kill the …showed first 75 words of 286 total…

…showed last 75 words of 286 total…Macbeth said, “Is this a which I see before me, / The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee” (II i 33-34). Macbeth did go crazy, because he saw the floating daggers, which made him go kill Duncan with his own dagger. When Macbeth had sent out the murderers to kill Banquo it was for the self-perseverance of being king. In Conclusion, Macbeth is not evil, but he does has some goodness in him.