Macbeth is presented as a mature man enjoying an enviable reputation. throughout this Shakespearean play, however, Macbeth's emotions change drastically. His abilities in battle are stupendous, yet his abilities as a husband and King are on the contrary. His overvaulting ambitions overcome his morality, and lead him to do "the evil deeds" that he commits during his reign.         Macbeth's prophecies begin with his encounter with the three evil women, the witches. They put the thought …showed first 75 words of 512 total…

…showed last 75 words of 512 total…strong morals and character before his "evil side" suddenly took over. Lady Macbeth couldn't handle what was going on - what she helped start - and she took her own life. Malcom became King, and as I imagine, did a pretty good job at it. Macbeth, by the time of his death, was so psychologically temperamental, he was capable of doing any conceivable evil. This is what makes Macbeth one of Shakespeare's most mysterious tragedies.