Does the Death Note corrupt the mind of a human user?


I noticed that when Light Yagami got the Death Note he became evil, so it made
me wonder if the Death Note has the ability to corrupt a human user.




"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."

It appears that the Death Note does not change the owner's will to corrupt him
directly. Light, though, is corrupted by his rather insane ploy for power and
world domination. While he almost immediately exhibits megalomania, he seems
to try to morally justify his actions. By the end, he views himself as a God
and cannot fathom his failure or that his actions are somehow wrong. Misa
Misa, however, seems detached from those under her feet and doesn't seem to
give much mind to whether her actions are moral at all. It seems that the
Shinigami's expect this kind of behavior from human's given this power but
they are too surprised by it to be directly bringing it about.




"Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."

It appears that the Death Note does not change the owner's will to corrupt him
directly. Light, though, is corrupted by his rather insane ploy for power and
world domination. While he almost immediately exhibits megalomania, he seems
to try to morally justify his actions. By the end, he views himself as a God
and cannot fathom his failure or that his actions are somehow wrong. Misa
Misa, however, seems detached from those under her feet and doesn't seem to
give much mind to whether her actions are moral at all. It seems that the
Shinigami's expect this kind of behavior from human's given this power but
they are too surprised by it to be directly bringing it about.

