Macbeth and His Troubled Mind Is it possible for a human being to be overtaken by evil, but then take over evil himself? That is what happens to the honorable man who turns into an evil tyrant in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In this tale of good to evil, Macbeth hears of a prophecy from three apprehensive witches. The witches foretell that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland. After Macbeth becomes Thane …showed first 75 words of 1059 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1059 total…proves to take over evil himself by killing the innocent and having a huge breech in his mind where sensible thoughts may enter. In effect, one can see that Macbeth’s transitions result in him being inhumane. These actions that take him to that state were genuinely brought up by himself and his wife. It is a tragedy how Macbeth brought upon his own downfall in an immoral way that can never be taken back.