It is believed that man has evil and good within him, but some have more good than others and vice versa. Throughout the play, Macbeth is best seen as both a hero and a villain; he is initially portrayed as a noble man, fighting for King Duncan, however he evolves into this evil, power-hungry character who constantly resorts to murdering those he deems a threat to his power. A great character, Macbeth is soon greatly influenced by many and falls due to peer pressure and outside influences. Macbeth earns fortunate admiration by winning the battle against Macdonwald and invading the Norwegian king. The witches constructed a plan in which they deceived Macbeth into believing that he would become king: "If chance will me king, why, chance may crown me." (Shakespeare, I.iii.144-145) Although Macbeth did not let this happen by “accident,” it was completely through his own strength and persuasion. He was determined to have the crown and title of "Wheat of Cawdor". He had constant thoughts about the outcome of killing King Duncan; his consciousness and current thoughts are in a state of dissociation. After Macbeth writes the letter to his wife regarding the witches' prophecy, she creates a plan to carry out the king's murder. He devised methods on how the king will be assassinated. At this point, readers/audiences already characterize her as a character with an evil spirit. She manipulates him to kill Duncan with her negatively influencing words and corrupt thoughts. Overall, Lady Macbeth is probably the most influential person who led to Macbeth's final decision. Without the influence of others, he would have simply continued to live and let fate create... middle of paper... give in to his killing spree. That little drop of good inside him has allowed him to feel a little guilty, which leads to paranoia that Banquo's sons would be crowned once he dies and he also seems to believe that Banquo suspects him. Furthermore, he later sends to kill Lady Macduff and her children because since he sees Macduff as a threat to him, he decides to target his family which he believes will drive Macduff away and scare him. Macbeth gradually becomes more evil throughout the play; he is initially influenced by others and was unable to make his own decisions, resulting in the murder of those he believed were a threat to him or of whom he was skeptical. Although Macbeth would not have performed so many evil deeds without the great influence of the witch and Lady Macbeth, he still cannot control his impulses and decides to become uncivilized and inhuman..