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Act IV Scene II
is a short, but very important scene when it comes to showing how Macbeth
changes from a decent man to a heartless murderer. In the beginning of the
play, he is a soldier and he kills for his country, but as the play
progresses he starts killing for selfish reasons which set apart murder and
killing during a war. In this scene he crosses the line where he can no
longer save himself from becoming totally evil. Since he has committed to
killing innocent women and children he has banished his soul and murdered it.
In the scene it shows how Macbeth’s henchmen are loyal to him and carry out
his orders, but the scene has some ambiguity by allowing the audience to
think that maybe Macbeth is among the murders and he is the one who carries
out the orders himself. Before he had murdered a king and other nobles, but
they had tactical advantages for him so it was favorable for him to kill them
so that he could keep his power, but slaughtering a castle full of children
and women had nothing to do with keeping his power except for enraging Lord
Macduff. In conclusion this scene is necessary to portray Macbeth’s evolution
to his heartless killings. |
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