The use of language is a powerful means of convincing and altering one's mind. In the play Macbeth, playwright William Shakespeare develops a tragic hero who succumbs to his weakness of persuasion due to equivocation. We witness Macbeth's journey from man to monster and the causes of his dark metamorphosis. Shakespeare explores the effects and impacts of misunderstanding through Macbeth's vulnerability to evil, overconfidence in dark forces, and irrational ambition. Macbeth is a valiant soldier whose strange encounter with the strange sisters plants a seed of malice in his vulnerable character. Macbeth was captivated by their mysterious authority to prophesy; his curiosity sought the benefits. Unlike Banquo, a friend who wanted little to do with supernatural activities, Macbeth was fascinated by their truths. The witches had greeted him as Glamis, his current title, Cawdor, a title the audience with dramatic irony already knew was his, and henceforth King of Scotland. When a messenger confirms that Macbeth has indeed received Cawdor, our hero is convinced that all the witches' predictions will come true and believes that he will become king. His susceptibility to their prophecies, in contrast to Banquo's honorable stance in doing what is right, shows us how naive Macbeth is in equivocating. He does not realize that, in trying to realize his new ambition to become king, he has sacrificed and will sacrifice his integrity and his peace. He believes that the witches' magical ability will bring him luck, although none of their prophecies state this. Macbeth does not realize that the witches never promised happiness, contentment, or security with their words, but rather managed to lure him because he had convinced himself that being... middle of paper... that he would be damned. all those who have faith in dark forces basically curse themselves for being manipulated by evil. Macbeth begins to understand that he cannot have everything after all. The misunderstanding rightly wins out against our ambitious hero in the end. The consequences of the misunderstanding can be seen through Macbeth's vulnerability to evil, overconfidence in dark forces, and irrational ambition. An honorable man is destroyed before our eyes as “tools of darkness” deceive him with their distorted honesty. Macbeth may have fallen due to the malevolence of the supernatural, but he was truly abandoned due to his selfish ambition to take what was not his. The temptation of words can lead even the greatest hero to fail. Everyone faces trials such as misunderstanding; however, if you are willing, you can find the courage to define your identity for yourself.