Is Macbeth wholly evil?

IS MACBETH WHOLLY EVIL? 'Macbeth' is one of Shakespeare's shortest and most compact tragedies, and because of this fast pace, Macbeth himself is the only character to be fully developed, the other characters existing to help the audience understand the changes in Macbeth's personality from play start to end. This 'centering' on Macbeth throughout the play is fascinating, for Macbeth's character descends from being a noble and valient general in the Scottish army, to being …

…images. Although Macbeth was frightened to take the first step towards evil, after Duncan's death each act of treachery, deceit and wickedness becomes easier and easier for Macbeth. By Act five, Scene five, Macbeth has lost nearly all his morality, and at the sound of a scream says: 'I have almost forgot the taste of fears. The time has been, my senses would have cooled, To hear a night-shriek.' Wanstead High School, U.K. 1998