Act 1: Macbeth's Complex Thoughts

         In Act 1 Scene 5 you start to see how Macbeth keeps changing his mind about killing Duncan. Initially he is all for killing him so that he could become king, but later on when he tells his wife his plan he starts to doubt himself. Lady Macbeth convinces him to continue his plan by questioning his masculinity. Then in Scene 6, when the king is over at his house and he's thinking about going through with it he backs out once again. He convinces himself not to kill him by thinking about how they're related, that Duncan is his guest, that he is a good king, and that his death would make people mad. Of course Lady Macbeth convinces him to continue his plan once again by telling him what they can do to get the job without being caught. He keeps going back and forth not knowing whether he should turn to evil so that he can become king quickly or stick with patience and wait until his time to be king comes.