To survive as a human, one must nourish the body with water and food; to survive as a person, however, is more complex of a system. Macbeth, of William Shakespeare's classic play Macbeth, shows what it is like to persevere throughout life as a person with too much control. A common argument on this character is whether the witches of his time had control of his conscious, and if they had taken away his conscience. Neither of these concepts is accurate however, as Macbeth frequently shows examples of private decisions that lead him on his path from loyal warrior to murderer.
             Macbeth is a fine example of a man being overly ambitious, to the point of his demise. Macbeth shows exemplary passion for his assigned task early in the play. Describing the fierce warrior, Captain states, "Like valor's minion, carved out his passage/Till he faced the slave;/Which ne'er shook, nor bade farewell to him,/Till he unseamed him from the nave to th' chops" (Shakespeare 1.2. 21-24). Most other combatants would not go to the extreme of carving a passageway through an opposing force, and be so willing to dispose of another human's life. What sets Macbeth apart from other warriors is his lack of mercy, and ability to supply his conscience with false notions to complete such heart-less deeds. When Macbeth makes the barbaric decision to cut off Macdonwald's head, and post it on the castle's battlements, there is no superior force telling him to do so; it is his own thought-out, if not planned verdict.
             Throughout the play of Macbeth, the thane of Cawdor makes hasty decisions without the influence of neither his wife nor the three weird sisters. Macbeth clearly decides to murder partner in wartime after Banquo provokes him with suspicion. "Thou hast it now-King, Cawdor, Glamis, all/ As the Weird Women promised, and I fear/ Thou played'st most foully for 't" (Shakespeare 3.1. 1-3). The dec...