“Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires.”, He is asking for darkness to hide his evil thoughts, showing that he knows his desire to kill Duncan is wrong but still wants to do it., “My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical”, He is thinking about committing murder, but it is still only an idea, showing the beginning of his internal conflict., “His virtues will plead like angels”, Duncan is presented as a kind and virtuous king, suggesting that killing him would be a terrible and unnatural act., “So clear in his great office”, Duncan is shown as a pure, honest, and respected ruler who uses his power in the right way., “To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus”, Macbeth feels that simply being king is not enough, as he is already worried about losing power and becoming insecure., “I am in blood stepped in so far”, Macbeth realises he has committed so many violent acts that he cannot go back, showing he feels trapped in his crimes., “Each new morn new widows howl”, This shows that under Macbeth’s rule, innocent people are suffering and many families are losing loved ones., “This tyrant”, Macbeth is described as a tyrant, meaning he is a cruel ruler who abuses his power., “Out, out, brief candle!”, Macbeth reflects that life is very short and meaningless, showing his loss of hope and emotional emptiness.

Power - Macbeth 4

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