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Character Changes in Macbeth       Macbeth is the main character in William Shakespeares play Macbeth. Macbeth goes through and through drastic changes throughout the play. He changes from good to evil. Many different things find these changes.   In the beginning Macbeth was such a nice guy. That all changed when he met the three witches. When Macbeth first meets the witches they say 2 things that begin Macbeths trail of evil. whole hail, Macbeth Hail to thee, Thane of Cowdor I one-third 49, is the first thing that leads to the trail. The second is, only hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter I iii 50. These two predictions told by the witches caused great ambition to happen within Macbeth. Lady Macbeth finds out nearly the predictions, and drives Macbeths ambition even harder. Lady Macbeth tries to get Macbeth to kill King Duncan, because she wants Macbeth to be king. He thats coming/ must provided for and you shall put/ this nights great bus iness into my communique/ which shall to all our nights and days to baffle/ give solely sovereign tilt and mastedom. I v 65-69, this is a quote from Lady Macbeth explaining to Macbeth that when King Duncan come to stay, they will kill him. After Macbeth killed Duncan he killed the Kings guards, so no cardinal could question them. All this was just the beginning of a walk cut out an evil trail.   Later in the play Banquo starts to take a crap a bounteous feeling about Macbeth. Thou hast it now King, Cowdor, Glamis, all,/ as the weird women promised, and I fear/ thou playdst most foully for t. III i 1-3, this is a quote from Banquo explaining how he feels about Macbeths predictions coming true. Macbeth realizes this about Banquo and he starts to have feelings about killing Banquo. This isnt the only reason he feels this way, the witches had also make predictions for Banquo. Thou shall get kings, though thou be none. I iii 67, Macbeth doesnt want any of Banquos f amily to rule Scotland he wants his own family to continue to rule. Macbeth hires two murderers to kill Banquo and his on Fleance. The murderers end up killing Banquo, but Fleance gets away.