How Does Shakespeare Present Duncan's Death In Macbeth

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In this soliloquy, Macbeth is thinking about how he killed the king and how it is a big act of treason and he regrets doing it. Macbeth talks about how he and Lady Macbeth will live their lives full of constant fear and will never be at peace. When he says “ere we will eat our meal in fear” he is implying how they will go through the rest of their days filled with fear of what they did. When he says sleep in the affliction of these terrible dreams” he is saying that even when sleeping they will be full of paranoia of their action of murdering the King. Macbeth also talks about how his act of killing Duncan is the worst act of treason possible. He explains how what they did will torture their minds forever and how “treason has done it’s worst”. He says nothing can hurt Duncan any further because treason has killed him. Macbeth then talks about how there is no going back and changing what happened, which shows his guilt and that he is thinking about wanting to change the past. He says “after life's fitful fever he sleeps well” talking about how King Duncan cannot awake from his death. Because of what they did Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s minds will torture them forever. Finally, Macbeth’s state of mind is not stable and is undergoing paranoia and restless fear. Which shows his gut feelings of guilt throughout the play.

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