What do you think about the character of Macbeth?

Was he a good guy before he met witches or his actions imply that he was always capable of dark deeds? Is he to blame for his actions, or are the witches really to blame?

I believe nobody is really a “good guy”. Everyone is capable of dark deeds; it just depends on what the person decides to do with he or her life. If Macbeth wasn’t capable of dark deeds before meeting the witches, then, first of all, he wouldn’t have been a soldier fighting in the battle fields killings his so-called-enemies because being capable of murdering a person, even if there is an argueable reason to it, shows that there is some darkness in the person. Secondly, if Macbeth really was a “good guy”, then he wouldn’t have been tempted by the witches’ prophesy, not even a little bit; Macbeth wouldn’t have had any greed for the thrown. This greed is just a small factor that exposes Macbeth’s “hidden” capability of dark deeds.

So is Macbeth to be blamed for his actions? Yes and no. I will once again connect this to Christianity. The witches are like Satan. They only give and provide the temptation; they don’t tell or force Macbeth to murder the King; it was his choice to commit the crime, which is what I said yes and no. Both Macbeth and the witches are to be blamed. It was the witches’ prophecy that initiated everything and cause Macbeth to become a murderer. But it was Macbeth who actually made all the events happen; his choices and actions led them to occur- the witches didn’t do anything except tell Macbeth a couple of words.