Macbeth's Soliloquy Analysis

Perhaps one of the best plays ever written by the great William Shakespeare was Macbeth. This bloodstained tale tells of the Scottish General Macbeth and the prophecy he receives from three witches. The section of prophecy that envelops Macbeths mind is “All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3, 49) After hearing that he may be king the idea of sitting on the throne persists in his mind. Shakespeare presents Macbeth’s actions and feelings about the murder of Duncan through the use of soliloquy and Macbeth’s conversations with others.” Upon receiving the prophecy about becoming king Macbeth becomes concentrated on this endeavor. He realizes that for this prophecy to come true he would have to successfully kill the king. Macbeth’s thoughts become contradictory as he decides to kill the king then realizes that he can not kill Duncan for he is his kinsman and is too important to Scotland. The King is on his way to Macbeth’s home as well and Macbeth knows that as the
The soliloquy is a literary device found in plays where the character reveals his/her true feelings or thoughts about what is going on in the play. Shakespeare uses the soliloquy in Macbeth for the same reasons. Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act I, Scene 7 expresses the inner confliction that Macbeth is going through. He speaks of killing Duncan as well as not killing him. “If it were done quickly. If th'assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With its surcease, success” (1.7, 2-4). In this part of the soliloquy Macbeth contemplates killing the King. He then decided that he should not kill the king due to it being morally wrong. “First, I am his kinsman and his subject, Strong both against the dee; then, as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been so clear in his great office,” (1.7,