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What prevents Macbeth from being nothing more than the story of a ruthless and ambitious murderer? Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is the story of an initially good character who is corrupted by the events and characters surrounding him. Through this influence, his personae changes, he becomes more and more ruthless, resulting in his demise and at last tragic end. Therefore, Macbeth can be identified as a tragic hero. Certainly there is a flaw in Macbeth's character, a weakness. This, when combined with the three witches' prophecies and Lady Macbeth's ambition, leads him to compromise his honor and negate moral responsibility on his way to attain power. Only in his downfall he realizes his flaw but is unable to prevent the tragedy. The witches can be seen as pure evil trying to corrupt Macbeth. They know what Macbeth's fate is and make the plan to meet him right in the beginning...

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