Immoral Insanity

Upon committing his first murder, Macbeth’s nervous imaginings expose his feelings of guilt while his immoral and greedy urges remain dormant. As he gains confidence and plots for his second murder, these avaricious daydreams mitigate any remorse Macbeth had experienced before. Macbeth’s proleptic imagination allows him to see the benefits and consequences of the immoral acts he is committing, however as his greedy urges begin to dominate his guilty thoughts; his insanity becomes …showed first 75 words of 1014 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1014 total…He is no longer in control of his actions, for he is urgently trying to clear himself of his sins, and is overtaken with greed for power and retention of the crown. The transformation of Macbeth from one who is preoccupied with the future ramifications of his murder, to a greedy king determined to retain his crown at all costs illustrates the steady deterioration as a character as he his imagination propels him towards insanity.