It is interesting how the Greek Goddess of Witchcraft Hectate is the boss over the three witches that meddle with the affairs of Macbeth. I suspect that Macbeth is also vaguely aware that his fate is intertwined with the witches because he makes up his mind to go visit them to seek counsel and advice.
I think Banquo's death had a profound psychological influence on Macbeth because he finally starts to see ghosts. I am surprised how Macbeth did not foresee the pitfalls of becoming king by murdering the previous king. I believe that this book is a bit unrealistic in that Macbeth in real life could have guessed how he'd end up if he started to continuously kill people to gain an upper hand in life. I believe Macbeth should try to confess his sins like Dimmesdale. But the problem is, his punishment would probably be execution. People used to live in a harsh world back then I guess.
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Hmm, I wonder too why Macbeth was apparently unable to foresee the consequences he would have to face? Maybe Shakespeare wanted him to act without thinking at all - maybe that was the whole point, that it was a rash act propelled by greed... And yes, Macbeth should confess his sin. But then, everyone knows it and I think he knows everyone knows - he wouldn't be so paranoid about everyone if he didn't, I think. He's not totally dense (I hope).
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