Macbeth Act 1 Scene 7 Analysis

In Act 1, scene 7 of Macbeth, Macbeth begins to contemplate whether or not to kill Duncan. Eventually, Macbeth realizes that he cannot go through with the murder: “We will proceed no further in this business”(1.7.34). Macbeth is addressing Lady Macbeth informing her that he will not kill Duncan. However, crazed with power, Lady Macbeth convinces him to go through with the murder. Known as the famous “seduction scene” Lady Macbeth uses several tactics to change Macbeth’s mind. For example, Lady Macbeth calls Macbeth a coward: “Wouldst thou have that which thou esteem’st the ornament of life and live a coward in thine own esteem” (1.7.45-47). Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of being a coward and tells him he can’t be considered a man if he doesn’t …show more content…
Macbeth did not want to kill the king. Macbeth saw it morally wrong to kill Duncan: “we will proceed no further in this business. He hath honored me of late” (1.7.34-35). Since Macbeth did not want to kill Duncan, Macbeth is not inherently evil by nature. Macbeth was influenced by several outside forces which caused him to become evil. The circumstances of Duncan visiting his castle and the environment of Lady Macbeth telling him to kill Duncan caused him to become evil. Without the push of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth never would have killed Duncan. After Macbeth tells her he will not kill Duncan Lady Macbeth says: “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire” (1.7.43-45). Macbeth cannot take her questioning of his manhood and decides to proceed with the killing. If Lady Macbeth had not changed Macbeth’s mind about kill Duncan he wouldn’t have gone through with their plan. Additionally, Macbeth was influenced by the three witches who essentially told him that he would become king. The three witches were the ones who instilled the idea of becoming king into Macbeth's head in the first place. Without the three witches, it might never have crossed Macbeth’s mind that he could become king. Macbeth was not inherently evil by nature. Rather he was influenced by his circumstances and his environment and was

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