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Macbeth is the main character, he is the former "Thane of Glamis" and is led to wicked thoughts by the prophecies of the three witches, especially after their prophecy that he will be made "Thane of Cawdor" comes true. Although he cannot resist his dark desires, his struggle to regain his goodness is constant, and the part of his character that is capable of much love and compassion, although ever fading, is always present. He started out as a true and compassionate worrior and at the end his evil deeds had led him to his own death. He killed off King Duncan at the beginning of the play and many deaths have followed that.

 

 

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