People who are not "evil" take the first step towards evil because they believe that a small act of evil will not counter all the good they have done in their lives. The first thing that is involved in walking "down the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire" (Macbeth, 2.3) is a person being convinced or persuaded that the evil action is the right thing to do. A person is also convinced that the action would be easy to forget and return to the life that they once had. Guilt is the main internal consequences from an individual choosing evil. An example of this is present in Shakespeare's Macbeth after Macbeth murders Banquo. The ghost of Banquo is a manifestation of Macbeth's guilt and appears to him during the dinner to celebrate the life of Duncan. This dinner is known as the turning point of the play, and we finally see how the actions of Macbeth directly impact him.
I feel like you could elaborate more with the explanation or examples of the "convincing to do something bad" aspect of your paragraph. However, your explanation of the internal conflict was a perfect fit.
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