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His heroic ways and value are thrown out the window when he discovers the power he could have. From this point on, Macbeth tuned out of reality and followed a narrow path that lead him to kill his friends, leaders, and lead a morbid lifestyle that didn’t guarantee survival. “In that sense, he alone is the architect of his own destruction, and the more he tries to cope with what he senses is closing in on him, the more he aggravates his deteriorating condition.” (Johnston 1). This quote by Ian Johnston supports that Macbeth is worth more dead than alive because he is unwanted by everyone, and is a tornado of destruction.
Within the hour of Macbeth’s death, he uttered, “Life ... is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” (Macbeth Act 5 Scene 5) which reinforces the idea that characters are useless when alive, and more valuable when deceased. This quote by Macbeth depicts a good portion of the events that take place in the tragedy of Macbeth. Therefore, confirming that Alfred Hitchcock’s argument that characters are worth more dead than alive is much more reasonable than debating the