Nevertheless, this notion of Macbeth is extremely ironic given that, later in the play in Acts 4 and 5, Macbeth is constantly referred to as "Devilish Macbeth" and even his castle gates are introduced as the gates of Hell in Act 2, Scene 3.
During the play, Shakespeare creates the connotation of Macbeth resembling the serpent of the Garden of Eden, by his use of sibilance. This technique is also used in lines 2-4 of Act 1, Scene 7,.
"If th"assassination/Could trammel up the consequence and catch/With his surcease, success-.
Its usage within this part of the play produces the characterisation that Macbeth is the Devil and a pitiless killer, which consequently enforces the irony of his fear of an eternity of pain and suffering in Hell. However, as the soliloquy continues it brings to light the intense dilemma he is having and, as the reader sees Macbeth sorting out his pro's and con's, he or she realises that Macbeth is almost not himself, and is in large part a slave to his ambition. Macbeth also believes that if he were to succeed the throne from Duncan, the people of Scotland would gain a feeling of suspicion and mistrust toward him. These feelings are depicted in lines 7-10,.
"We still have judgment here, that we but teach/bloody instructions, which, being taught, return/to plague th" inventor.".
Hence, Macbeth believes that the "bloody instructions" (the plans to murder the king) would eventually lead back to Macbeth ("return to plague th"inventor.") Moreover, the Scottish people would realise that Macbeth was not their rightful heir and that it was him that killed Duncan. In conclusion, this would make it extremely arduous for Macbeth to gain the Scottish people's trust, making this argument a pragmatic concern. Furthermore, Macbeth's choice of words, "bloody instructions", reinforces one of the major uses of imagery - blood imagery.
Macbeth continues in his soliloquy to express of how he is misleading Duncan and leading a "double" life,.
