From his very first meeting with the witches, Macbeth's mind became instantly plagued with thoughts of murder and treachery. The guilty start that Banquo noticed:

"Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear

Things that do sound so fair?..."

showed us that the thought of murder was already at the back of his mind. This showed us that Macbeth could not have been as honourable and trustworthy as people believed him to be, given that if he had had but a shred of integrity, murder would have been the last thing on his mind. The witches cannot corrupt the virtuous (like Banquo), they can work only on the evil that they already find in their victim's mind. At this point, Macbeth (and everyone else), was not aware of this evil inside of him, which is why he was so horrified by the hideous imaginings that spring to mind. He was afraid of speaking of his "black and deep desires" o

That summons thee to heaven, or to hell."

That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,

is not in the least bit true. It is said in an attempt to make light of the situation, and to reassure Macbeth, and herself.

Of direst cruelty; make thick my blood "

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Approximate Word count = 1566
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)