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The Change In The Character Of Macbeth Thought The Play In the beginning of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The main character, Macbeth, is viewed as a heroic soldier who is loyal to the King. Macbeth, however, is influenced by the ugly sister's prophecies and by his wife Lady Macbeth in his motive to kill. Lady Macbeth does not believe that her husband has the "guts" to take the necessary actions in order to …

…order to cover up the murder of Duncan to continue his reign as king. Macbeth's doubt in his conscience ultimately leads to mental instability which is evident thought the play through the hallucinations that he has. Although Macbeth took the actions necessary to cover up the murder of Duncan no matter what he did he would not be able to change the inevitable outcome. Macbeth was fated to be killed by Macduff in the prophesy.