Worthy Gentlemen"4, "They (Banquo and Macbeth) smack of honour both"5 and "peerless kinsman"6. We also learn from Macbeth that he is not ambitious as he states "come what come may"7. Thus the audience has a clear picture in their mind of the good nature of Macbeth by the end of Act One. However, Macbeth's character changes as a number of influences challenge his actions and lead him on a path of definite evil.
             The first several pressures that challenge Macbeth are of the external nature. There are the three weird sisters, "All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter."8, who first put into Macbeth's mind the possibility of being king. However, his internal pressures (commonly referred to in modern societies as the conscience) are not yet ready for a change in character. Macbeth replies "If chance will crown me king, why chance may crown me, Without my stir"9. He then is told by Duncan that his son, Malcolm, shall be the next in line, "Malcolm, whom we name hereafter the Prince of Cumberland"10. This marks a change in his conscience that sees it begin an internal struggle between good and evil. In one soliloquy Macbeth realises he must become more ambitious yet his morals are still present and an important factor:
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