“Till it unstitched him from the nave to the ribs.” (Act 1 scene 2 line 22) This is one of Duncan's captains describing how Macbeth brutally killed Macdonwald in battle. It is also an early foreshadowing of how bloody and violent Macbeth will become over the course of the play. Macbeth's mental deterioration progressed from reluctance to kill, then to willingness to kill and live with the shame, and finally to killing without a second thought. At the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth devises a plan for Macbeth to kill King Duncan and take the throne. “He is here with double confidence: first, for I am his kinsman and his subject, both strong against action; then, as his guest, who should close the door against his murderer, I do not carry the knife myself.” (Act 1 Scene 7 Lines 13-17) Macbeth is thinking of reasons why he should not kill Duncan. He ultimately decides to proceed with the murder after his wife questions his manhood. After the murder, Macbeth is shaken and cannot accept what he has done. He believes he will no longer be able to pray, sleep or wash the blood off his hands. “Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood from my hand? No, this hand of mine will prefer to embody the innumerable seas, making the green one red.” (Act 2 Scene 2 Lines 61-64) Macbeth wonders if any amount of water will cleanse his hands of the dirty deed. He answers his own question by saying that his hands will make the oceans red with blood. Macbeth forgets to get rid of the guards' daggers and Lady Macbeth tells him to get rid of them quickly. Macbeth refuses to return to the crime scene. Lady Macbeth becomes indignant and grabs the daggers herself. He smears blood on the guards and places the blades in their sleeping hands. Macbeth shows himself strong... middle of the card... a born woman." (Act 5, scene 7, lines 13-15) Macduff enters. Macduff is born by caesarean section and breaks the other prophecy told. by the witches. Macbeth is given the choice to fight or surrender, Macbeth decides to fight knowing that he will die and as a reward Macbeth cuts off his head the different examples, it is clear to assume that Macbeth's mental deterioration progressed from reluctance to kill, then to willingness to kill and live with shame, and finally to killing without a second thought made Macbeth the perfect 17th century antihero. Just when the reader begins to appreciate Macbeth, he turns into what he despised. Macbeth is a textbook example for the Dark Knight's famous lines: “Either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”..”