“Everyone is a moon and has a dark side that he never shows to anyone.” Once said by Marc Twain, this is an excellent example of human nature depicted in the play: Macbeth. Shakespeare demonstrates that all human beings have the capacity to do good or evil. This is greatly influenced by the choices we make and our actions. These decisions will have a huge impact on our lives and the lives of others. Throughout the play, Macbeth experienced a huge descent into evil and violent actions that led to his death. With his thirst for power and constant paranoia, he killed to seize the crown. By killing Duncan at the beginning of the play, Macbeth quickly realizes that nothing can be undone and that his blood-stained hands can never be cleansed. “A little water purifies us from this fact” (2.3 70) said by Lady Macbeth after Duncan's murder. But what they don't know is that this is the beginning of the bloody massacre that will forever change who they are and how they think. Macbeth has multiple hallucinations and his paranoia leads him to hire assassins to kill Macduff's family out of anger and spite. Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep and reaches the point of madness when she kills herself at the end of the play. This shows that our actions can be influenced by human nature and that our thoughts can easily be corrupted by temptation. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is shown as a noble Scottish general in King Duncan's army. The Captain and King Duncan praise Macbeth for his courage "For brave Macbeth - well, he deserves that name - / Disdaining fortune, with his steel brandished" (1.2 16-17). But when Macbeth meets three witches, his mentality changes completely. The witches predict that Macbeth is now Lord of Glamis, but he... mid-paper... Macbeth made them happen. With the encouragement of the witches and Lady Macbeth, he took the destructive action of killing Duncan. Paranoia and guilt begin to take over Macbeth's emotions, causing hallucinations and multiple suspicions from his closest friends. Ultimately anger and revenge cause Macbeth to fall into destruction and ultimate evil. He kills innocent people and anyone who gets in his way. These actions and thoughts are caused by his human nature which led to corruption due to temptation and ambition. His aspirations to become king were acceptable, but killing to gain the crown shows his inner character and how easily he can be influenced by dark and evil deeds. Macbeth gives the audience an idea of ​​how our human nature is naturally inclined towards darkness, but how we must be strong enough to overcome evil and achieve greatness..