Children are taught through school and religion that such acts of murder, theft, and greed are sins and acts of evil in which can send them to hell. This goes to shape peoples ideology of what is right and what is wrong which affects many decisions made in life. This same mentality effects Macbeth and in Macbeth, evil is interpreted through Macbeths actions and the seed planted by the witches. The seed of greed, lust and power is a major topic Shakespeare emphasizes by dangling the Kingship Macbeth is dreaming of. To accomplish his goal, he needs to complete evil deeds that go against his natural morals. In the play Macbeth, evil is portrayed as an outside force that corrupts and takes away Macbeths free will and causes him to be engulfed in evil, changing him from a noble man to a bloody tyrant. .
The witches enact as the harbinger of evil by planting the seed that eventually takes over Macbeths will. In the first few scenes of the play, Macbeth meets these three wicked sisters, who are the witches. They tell Macbeth of his fortune to come, All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!/ All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!(I.iii.51-52). Macbeth as this time is only the Thane of Glamis and has not yet gained any of these titles. Soon after the encounter, he receives the title Thane of Cawdor. This causes Macbeth to think whether their prophecies are true. The witches goal of planting the seed of destruction has been accomplished. Macbeth, the loyal and noble soldier we know him as, soon even thinks about the murder and death of his king. Thoughts that trouble him and where he has never thought of before. The witches are the outside force that bring this idea of betrayal and murder to Macbeth. The leader of the witches, Hecate, even states that she is in control of all evils that happen to Macbeth; And I, the mistress of your charms,/The close contriver of all harms,(III.v.
