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The supernatural has played a major role in many medieval stories. There has been a sort of dread fascination with the unknowns of witchcraft for hundreds of years. The belief in the superstitious has compelled man to horrifying deeds. The Spanish Inquisition, or the numerous witch hunts that plagued Europe during the middle ages are some examples of the extremes man will go to when faced with horrifying unknowns of the superstitious. Macbeth, from Shakespeare's tragic play Macbeth, is by no means an exception to this phenomenon. He was driven by the witches and his superstition, as well as his wife and his ambition into a world of evil and deceit. A mans belief in the supernatural can be manipulated, causing him to descend into evil.
To blatantly kill another man for no apparent reason takes a very cold hearted person. Macbeth was incredibly loyal to those he killed throughout the play prior to his futures being predicted to him by the three witches. To protect Duncan’s kingship, before returning home from battle, Macbeth had slain two of his fellow Scotsmen who had rebelled against Duncan’s rule and completely massacred the opposition. Upon arriving back to Scotland, Macbeth was deemed Thane of Cawdor for his courage and strength that he exhibited. As a result, he responds to Duncan with this,
“The service and loyalty I owe/ in doing it pays itself. Your Highness’ part/is to receive our duties/ and our duties are to your throne and state children and servants/ which do what they should by doing everything/ safe toward your love and honor.” (Act I Sc. IV Lns. 25-30).

Macbeth shows how grateful he is to have received his promised position as Thane of Cawdor and does not make any plans to do away with Duncan.
It isn’t until people make our dreams a possible reality that we make decisions to achieve those given goals. The same is true for Macbeth who was heavily influenced by the witches, even more so after Lady Macbeth points...