Macbeth

With enough persuasion a person can get someone else to do virtually anything. He or she can be easily influenced, even by his or her own ambitions. The art of persuasion is profoundly shown in the Shakespearean play Macbeth. Through the main character, Shakespeare shows how Macbeth’s actions were easily influenced by the Witches, Banquo, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth’s own ambitions. The witches play an important role in Macbeth's thoughts. They are the …

…he kills or what he does to keep his royalty. Macbeth was pushed into committing the first murder, but Macbeth himself afterward thought up the rest of the murders. Macbeth’s actions were pushed by the Witches, Banquo, and Lady Macbeth, but most of all Macbeth pushed himself. Macbeth used his own ambitions to push himself to the limit. It just took the help of the Witches, Banquo, and Lady Macbeth to realize his ambitions.