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Regicide In Macbeth
macbeth, in his first soliloquy, finds himself in war with his conscience over the possibility of regicide. He is concerned that the concequences he will face for his actions would be vast and uncontrolable, and wants them too 'trammel up' although he knows that what he is asking for would not be possible. The line “If it were done." shows the audience that murderous thoughts are alien to Macbeth, this shows he is normally a very moral and conscientious man because he knows that regicide is a sin. Macbeth also shows a spiritual side of himself too the audience, . he claims that heaven will cry out “trumpet-tongued” against the deep damnation of his “taking off.” This indicates that Macbeth believes that such a horrifying deed would result

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