When it comes to relationships, trust is everything. Without it the relationship will never be healthy or understanding. To violate that trust may as well be the end of the relationship. Once betrayed, one never really forgives the one who betrayed them. Betrayal is a theme that has deep roots in the play Macbeth. When Macbeth first feels he is being betrayed he goes in a lockdown of paranoia. He wants to make sure he can control those around him, whether it be by confrontation or murder. Shakespeare’s representation of betrayal, through soliloquies, in the tragedy Macbeth illustrates Macbeth’s transformation from a “god” to a tyrant. Even the most highly regarded men can betray those closest to them, which provides a parallel between Macbeth