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Moby the Mariner writes...
It's always seemed to me that Macbeth earlier apearences were much more villanious than his later ones. Clearly the Macbeth who cares not whether the Scrolls of Merlin were burned is very differet from the one who willingly knelt before Arthur. He's certinlly extreamly different from the Macbeth who defended the Gargoyles on national television.
I'm curious, did you always plan for Macbeth's character to become more grey as the series went on, or was this a choice you made after learning some of the real Macbeth's history?
Greg responds...
I always intend for nearly every character to become more grey as the series progresses.
But keep in mind, that Macbeth DID end up caring whether or not the scrolls were burnt, as soon as Broadway pointed out why they were worth saving. He was always pretty grey. Except perhaps in his very first appearance, where he was more mysterious than evil. He had an agenda. We just didn't know what it was back then.
Still, as time passed, after revealing about him what we did, it was hard not to view him in a more sympathetic light. So much so, that people were suprised he was even playing a vaguely villainous role in Pendragon.