A lone dark murderer premeditates the death of another, fueled by the personal hatred and deceived of the deep desire of wealth rewarded after the done deed. As each day gets ever so close to the day, the anxious assassin is overtaken by both the thoughts of paranoia and guilt. The killer makes a split decision to finish the job, undertaking in what will be the horror of murder. This was the case of Macbeth in Macbeth, consumed of worldly ambition and personal gain, had consequently led him down the grisly path of killing in order to hide his guilt and attain provisional happiness. Shakespeare effectively captures the audience through the use of vivid imagery of darkness and nature that sets up the play’s atmosphere of deception …show more content…
The comparison of light and darkness represents the contrast of good and evil, shedding light on a character’s actions, words or thoughts hinting at a tragic event that will happen soon after. Macbeth’s true intentions are revealed, “Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see black and deep desires” (Shakespeare 15). Stars usually represent hope and illuminate what is hidden beneath. Unknown gruesome acts commonly occur in middle of a silent night. Macbeth deems that committing the murder at night, will allow him not be to see or stop what his murderous hand will be doing. This deceivement of the mind, will temporarily free him from guilt and of a stained conscience. In reality, the execution of the king will lead Macbeth to extreme guilt to the point of no sleep and of delusional visions. Under much stress and lack of sleep Macbeth discerns, “A dagger of the mind, a false creation...Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain” (Shakespeare 26). Macbeth becomes mentally ill to where his mind has deceived him into seeing a fake yet real-like dagger, a symbol of the final choice Macbeth has made to kill Duncan and under no circumstance he will be able to turn