Macbeth's Bad Characteristics

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Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth has many admirable and despicable characteristics. But the ones I am going to focus on being his bad characteristics. Shakespeare did a great job of portraying Macbeth’s bad side. There was a major scene from act II, when Macbeth and Lady Macbeth stood outside King Duncan’s sleeping quarters. Earlier on in scene I, three witches prophecy to Macbeth that he will be a king one day; this leads to his major downfall in his first malicious trait, ambition. In the playwright, the two are standing outside the door and Macbeth debates killing the king so he can take his title. But before I discuss what happens next, I will discuss his second despicable trait that led him to the King’s door: envy the primary sin. In

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