Furthermore, the influence of evil also plays a vital role in the degradation of a character's sanity and humanity. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is portrayed as a valiant and noble character, however, because of evil he becomes an illogical and insane character. When finalizes his decision to commit regicide, he visualizes a dagger and says “Is this a dagger which I see before me, / The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. / I have thee not, and yet I see thee still (2.1.40-43). This is the first appearance of Macbeth’s heat oppressed mindset. The internal conflict between good and evil has been outweighed by evil and now the symptoms of evil are being revealed. Although Macbeth is not currently wielding a dagger, his choice …show more content…
Moreover, Macbeth will continue to commit even more heinous crimes, as a result, Macbeth’s loses sight of humanity and sanity. Once he realizes that Macduff is a potential threat, he says “The castle of Macduff I will surprise; / Seize upon Fife, give to th' edge o' th' sword / His wife, his babes” (4.1.164-166). Macbeth has finally lost all sense of guilt and humanity. His decent into evil made him obsessed to maintain his throne to the extreme point of insanity. He decides to murder the wife and child of his potential threat, Macduff. Not only does he target an innocent man, he targets the innocent man’s family, which makes in a shameful and inhumane act. Also, Macduff may seem like a traitor, but he is not an immediate threat to Macbeth’s kingship. As a result, the murder of Macduff’s family is much worse than Duncan and Banquo from a moral standpoint because, the murder of Macduff’s family serve no strategic purpose. This murder is just a consequence of Macbeth lust for power and his tyrannical rule. Clearly, Macbeth’s evil actions have blinded him. He is unable to see his amoral and inhumane choices because of these evil