In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth starts as a loyal subject of Duncan. Macbeth is ambitious, and this ambition is a weakness that allows him to be manipulated by his wife and evil powers throughout the play. Macbeth’s manipulation is formed in speeches, thoughts, and abnormal behaviour from many charcaters. When Shakespeare first tells us about Macbeth in the sergeant’s report, Shakespeare leads us to believe that he a virtuous person who does …showed first 75 words of 992 total…

…showed last 75 words of 992 total…him in battle. Upon hearing such reassuring news, Macbeth now believes he leads a charmed life; and is adamant even when the English army and the enraged Macduff attacks his castle. In Essence, evidence of Macbeth being manipulated by Lady Macbeth and the power of evil throughout the play, is found in speeches, thoughts, and abnormal behaviour from many characters. Macbeth’s ambition to be powerful is a weakness that allows him to be manipulated.