Tahzma Wicker
Ms.Pescia
British Literature
29 October 2015
Unit 1 Essay: Evil in Literature Evil has taken over the world. It is a cynical type of way of expressing yourself. Evil is profoundly immoral. The concept is universal. It is one thing that most of the human society have in common. Evil can come from within a person’s soul, the hatred towards another, and the jealousy a person feels. One source of evil can come from a person’s soul. “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” (Macbeth, III, I, 44-45) When one of the witches says that something evil is coming then Macbeth enters the room is the witches feeling the evil in their soul. Jim Jones said “To me death is not a fearful thing, it’s living that’s cursed.” (Jones, p. 2) Basically if you have a bad feeling about something 9/10 it’s going to become true especially if it is a bad feeling. Another source of evil is the hatred people have towards another person. “Out damned spot! Out. I say!” (Macbeth, I, I. 25) That is a quote spoken by Lady Macbeth, she is mad because her guilt is taken over so she is mad at herself. Another quote spoken by Lady Macbeth “What’s done is done.”(Macbeth, III, II. 8-12) meaning that she wants Macbeth to be king so bad that she doesn’t want to look back on the past. Certain characters have so much hate towards another that their willing to do the most demented thing to show vile. The jealousy a person feels can also be a root of evil. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth was jealous of Banquo’s offspring becoming kings. His wife Lady Macbeth was also very jealous of anybody who had royalty. So therefore Lady Macbeth was an accomplice to committing then murder of King Duncan. This specific event demonstrates jealousy as a root of evil. With atrocious being a type of way of expressing yourself, evil is becoming profoundly immoral. When someone is feeling evil from within it is coming from one’s soul. Another way to disseminate evil is having hatred towards another. The jealousy a person feels is very iniquity.
Evil is taking over the world.

Works Cited
Jones, Jim. “Suicide Tape Transcript.” Trans. Mary McCormick Maaga. Hearing the Voices of Jonestown. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1998. 25 October 2015. Web.
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The British Tradition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. Print.