The intriguing concept of humankind’s natural born evil has been explored in many esteemed literary works. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, for example, Jack Merridew embodies the savagery that occurs when one’s inherent evil prevails over their ethics. Similarly, in William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth releases his innate evil when he murders the King of Scotland in order to seize the position himself. Following this initial murder, Macbeth embarks on a spree of villainous acts, in which evil represses his human morality. Throughout the play, darkness follows Macbeth when he partakes in evil actions, seemingly encapsulating the nation of Scotland. Thus, through the use of the motif of darkness in The Tragedy of Macbeth, Shakespeare exposes the innate evil of humans, and elucidates how the natural born evil of humanity can conquer the good that resides within. In the early stages of the play, Shakespeare utilizes Macbeth’s plea to darkness, in order to elucidate how …show more content…
Throughout the course of the text, darkness follows Macbeth through his sinful actions, and encapsulates the nation of Scotland. The darkness suppresses the light, just as innate evil has suppressed benevolence. The recurrence of darkness exemplifies the universal conflict of good versus evil and demonstrates the inherent evil that resides within all humans. The Tragedy of Macbeth tells a haunting tale of the emergence of the inner evil of mankind and the heinous effects that follow. The chilling narrative painted in this tragedy serves to warn readers of the true evil of humanity and the dangers that occur when it is released. In contemporary society, it is important to look to The Tragedy of Macbeth. When evil is released, the harrowing events of the play could come to be a frightening