Macbeths Reasons to be guilty

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and allegiance clear, I shall be counselled.” Here Banquo is saying that he will only if what he needs to do can keep his conscience clear, Macbeth knows he can not promise him this and thus realises that he has revealed too much information to him. Macbeth then states to the two assassins he orders to kill Banquo “Who wear hour health but sickly in his life which in his death were perfect” Here he says that he can only be healthy when Banquo is dead, which further proves Macbeth’s motives to kill Banquo.

Macbeth was frequently seen to be associating and openly communicating with the epitome of evil, the three witches. He talks to them to gain knowledge of his future and everyone who they say is a threat to him he goes ahead and without thinking about the repercussions just kills them. He comes to a point where he treats the witches like they are his slaves “I will be satisfied”. He now uses the witches as tools to give him the future so he can maintain his position as ...

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