There are many different types of power that a person may have. Some of the time, however, the person in that power is not the best person to be in that power. This is especially true in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Throughout the course of the play, the Three Witches and Lady Macbeth are the people with the most power over Macbeth's life. The more power that a person has, the more corrupt they become. Many …showed first 75 words of 654 total…

…showed last 75 words of 654 total…Bloody instructions, which being taught return/ To plague the inventor." (1,7,8-10), to the merciless and over-confident murderer which he now is, "I will not be afraid of death and bane,/ Til Birnam forest come to Dunsinane." (5,3,68-69). In conclusion, the Three Witches and Lady Macbeth were the people with the most power over Macbeth's life. This is especially true for the Three Witches. The more power that Macbeth came into, the more corrupt he became.