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Shakespeare's Macbeth is a classic example of the degradation of a character from valiant to villain. This degradation is chiefly achieved by the main character Macbeth himself as he is swayed by murderous intentions, but also by the provocative words of his inamorata, Lady Macbeth. The corruption exercised upon Macbeth as he travels his corrupted path is the ultimate and clearest theme of Macbeth: the self-generated damnation of one's soul.

Macbeth and Banquo are homeward bound from battle when Macbeth is confronted by the three Witches for the first time. The three Witches present Macbeth and Banquo with prophecies. Whereas Banquo dismisses the witches as "instruments of darkness that tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence—" (Act I, Scene III, Line 124), Macbeth readily ponders their words and initializes his certain fate. Macbeth's eager acceptance of the Witches' words foreshadows his darkened decisions in the future.

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