Not in the legions
Of horrid hell can come a devil more damn’d
In evils to top Macbeth.
– William Shakespeare
Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 3. Even before he is aware of Macbeth’s role in slaughtering his family, Macduff is in no doubt about Macbeth’s evil. He surpasses all the devils in hell for wickness, he declares to Malcolm.