The winds of death once again blow throughout the castle for the great Banquo has been murdered. In this act Macbeth meets with murderers and makes a plan for them to kill Banquo and Fleance in order to secure his place as king. Once a person commits a horrible deed it becomes easier for them to repeat it. Macbeth thinks that to keep killing to get his power would be much easier than trying to be innocent again and says, “All causes shall give way. I am blood/ Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more,/ Returning were as tedious as go o’er” (3.4.136-138). Planning to kill Duncan was difficult, he felt guilty and terrified after. However, when he planned to kill Banquo and Fleance he shows nearly no emotion and simply says
The winds of death once again blow throughout the castle for the great Banquo has been murdered. In this act Macbeth meets with murderers and makes a plan for them to kill Banquo and Fleance in order to secure his place as king. Once a person commits a horrible deed it becomes easier for them to repeat it. Macbeth thinks that to keep killing to get his power would be much easier than trying to be innocent again and says, “All causes shall give way. I am blood/ Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more,/ Returning were as tedious as go o’er” (3.4.136-138). Planning to kill Duncan was difficult, he felt guilty and terrified after. However, when he planned to kill Banquo and Fleance he shows nearly no emotion and simply says