However, towards the ending of the first act, after Macbeth hears the prophecy of the three witches, his actions and thoughts emphasize his desire for power and the crown. This prophecy leads Macbeth to kill for what he desires and he eventually turns into a tyrant and murderer. The guilt of his horrible actions put a toll on his mental health causing him to have hallucinations. Macbeth’s actions in the play are treacherous but he himself isn’t exactly an evil character in the play. He constantly questions his wrong doings and is forced to commit more mayhem due to his rash way of thinking. Unlike Titus Andronicus Aaron who is inherently evil and has no regrets or even second thoughts about his evil deeds. Without Macbeth’s soliloquies the audience would have no insight to how Macbeth character thinks presuming he is a villain that deserves his ultimate demise. Macbeth’s final soliloquy in the play gives the audience an example on how Macbeth’s previous actions lead up to the moment where Macbeth realizes his lust for the crown was …show more content…
For example, “Creeps in this petty pace from day to day/ To the last syllable of recorded time” ( Greenblatt, 874) Shakespeare gives a personification to the word day describing how they “creep”, again unfolding how Macbeth is finding time to be boring and dull and slowly moving. The words “syllable” and “time” are rhythmically stressed on purpose so the speaker can highlight how the words being delivered in the speech are just as slow as how Macbeth thinks of life now. (About, 2015) Macbeth’s continuations of the speech seem to contemplate thoughts of the future, of “tomorrow” and about his past as well. “And all our yesterdays have lighted fools/ The way to dusty death.” ( Greenblatt, 874) His sins of “yesterday” (the past) have now come forth into his future paving the way to his eventual