Perhaps you may wish to explore Macbeth's worship of "false gods" in the sense that he puts his faith in the witches, supernatural beings not meant to be so worshipped, and because of this false worship Macbeth went down an evil trail. Of course, there are several passages in which this faith can be documented, such as Act I, Scene 3 in which Macbeth thinks to himself in an aside:
If chance will have meKing, why,/chance may crown me,/Without my stir.
Another Biblical principle is that of "Pride goeth before fall." Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth himself felt themselves outside the moral scheme of retribution and pursued their evil acts, believing that they would suffer no consequences. In Act I, Scene 7 Macbeth speaks of "vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself." After Macbeth slays King Duncan, for example, Lady Macbeth declares that "a little water clears us of the deed" (II,ii,66). This latter principle may work well for you as your assignment is limited to only a paragraph.
You may wish to write a paragraph that has a topic sentence with two parts to it (this is like a mini-essay). After your topic sentence, write a subtopic that has the first point in it. Then, support this point with examples from the play, and cite passages as detailed support. Follow with the second subtopic that includes the second point. Again, provide support and details. Don't forget the reworded topic sentence with a "clincher"--a reminder of the motivating opener you use at the beginning.
Good luck!
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