Macbeth: King of the Greater Evil In most bad situations, there are several contributing factors. The story of how Macbeth became king only to end up dead is no different. Almost every character in Macbeth influenced exactly how things happened (or why they happened). Macbeth, Duncan, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, and the witches seem to be the guiltiest in this story though. However above all else, Macbeth is the most culpable. Macbeth is involved in every …showed first 75 words of 517 total…

…showed last 75 words of 517 total…everything turned out in this play, Macbeth just barely surpassed his wife. Mostly this was because his wife planned, and he had the action. Lady Macbeth was crueler for creating her plans, but Macbeth was more guilty for going through with them. He had a lot of self-doubt, surely through no fault of his own, however it was still there. So even if he was not the most evil character, he was still the guiltiest.