Writing Assignment – Macbeth As in most stories and plays, the main characters important to the plot change or develop throughout the course of the action, significantly affecting the outcome of the story. For example, in the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the main character, Macbeth, undergoes a dramatic change from the beginning of the play to the end. In Act I of Macbeth, Macbeth is introduced to the readers as a brave, noble warrior who …showed first 75 words of 461 total…

…showed last 75 words of 461 total…more paranoid and ruthless, as shown in his arranged slaughter of Macduff’s family. Macbeth’s greed and ambition changed him throughout the course of the play. It brought him to the top, but was also the sole factor for his downfall. Similar to Macbeth, characters in most stories and plays undergo a certain change or development throughout the course of the story that generally has a great impact on the outcome of the story.