Macbeth

In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth constantly declines in his level of morality. His character starts off a loyal, faithful, and honorable subject. According to Newton’s First Law of Motion, Macbeth should remain this way unless otherwise influenced. “An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.” Macbeth’s character changes from good to evil when three witches, his own ambition, and Lady Macbeth influence him. These three forces continue to drive him to be a vicious, desperate tyrant with no end in sight. Macbeth’s ethics continue to deteriorate until one final force is imposed on him: death.
The play begins with thunder and lightning suggesting a presence of evil. Three witches inform the audience that they are there to meet with Macbeth, Thane of Glamis. The scene changes to a sergeant informing Duncan...