The Importance Of Macbeth's Soliloquy

The importance of this soliloquy shows the effects of the point of view on the tragedy. Macbeth’s motivations and struggles within himself to murder Duncan, very crucial parts to the story, are shown here in a soliloquy of dialogue to himself instead of being blatantly stated by the author. I think this stresses the weight of the decision and how much it troubled Macbeth, a clever tactic used by Shakespeare to further the major conflict of Macbeth vs. himself and the consequences of his actions. The length of this soliloquy, including the listing of Duncan’s positive attributes and his actions toward Macbeth, show that Macbeth understands he will kill a good man because of his own ambitions. Macbeth also recognizes the dark and murderous future