Before planning King Duncan’s murder Macbeth’s state of mind was both superior and sane. As he tries to go through to commit the murder, he realizes that what he is doing is wrong. He states “To plague th’ inventor: This even-handed justice / Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice / to our own lips. He’s here in double trust: / First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, / Strong both against the deed then, as his host, / Who should against his murderer shut the door, / Not bear the knife myself.” (Shakespeare 1.7.10-16). Showing his mental reasoning, with this statement there is no way he could be crazy. Trying to convince himself that this murder is, in fact, an insane thing to do. After King Duncan’s murder, Macbeth becomes fearful and worried about his evil doing. When he says, “How is’t with me, when every noise appalls me?” (Shakespeare 2.2.57) Macbeth is actually hearing the noise of Macduff and Lennox knocking on the door trying to wake the Porter. But to Macbeth it seems to h

Macbeth’s steady increase in craziness is something that took over his life and led him to his death. After Duncan’s murder Macbeth had a chance to turn it all around and not fall into the trap of committing more murders. Unfortunately, however, Macbeth was a greedy man, and let nothing come in the way of him getting what he wanted.

That murder will be the one of Macduff’s family. Macbeth is now to the point where men fear him. “Then live Macduff: what need I fear thee?/But yet I’ll make assurance double sure,/And take a bond of fate. Thou shalt not live;/That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies,/And sleep in spite of thunder.” (Shakespeare 4.1.82-86). This shows that Macbeth is now over the edge of craziness. He not only says that he will kill Macduff, but he also orders the murder of his family. “The castle of Macduff I will surprise;/Seize upon Fife; give to th’ edge o’ th’ sword/His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls/That trace him in his line. No boasting like a fool;/This deed I’ll do before this purpose cool:/But no more slants!—where are these gentlemen?/Come, bring me where they are.” (Shakespeare 4.1.150-156). With this order Macbeth pretty much guarantees himself

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