Internal and External Conflict

At first in Act I Mabeth's internal conflict rooted from his thoughts about killing King Duncan. As a noble man it was hard for Macbeth to process the evil thoughts he was having. Now in Act II the deed has been carried out. Macbeth's conflict within himself greatens. Even though he can now be king himself he feels as if he has done wrong and feels remorse for killing Duncan. In scene 3 lines 87-91 Macbeth says to Lennox and Ross "Had I but died an hour before this chance, I had lives a blessed time, for from this instant there's nothing serious in mortality. All is but toys. Renown and grace is dead. The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees is left this vault to brag of." What this quote means and how Ross and Lennox interpret it as is that if Macbeth had only died before Duncan was murdered he would have lived a blessed life. And now from this moment on, there is nothing worth living for. Everything is a sick joke and the wine of life has been poured out. Although this is its true meaning it also goes to show Macbeth's internal conflict as well. Now that Macbeth himself has killed the king he is feeling remorse, and if he had only died a few hours before he would have been a priveleged man, but now his life is tarnished. He is saying that now after he had done this nothing is worth living for anymore and everything is a sick joke. This shows how deeply remorseful he is and how this conflict has affected him greatly. This quote may also be foreshadowing the fact that Macbeth cannot live with the guilt of his actions and perhaps takes his own life because after this he feels that nothing is worth living for.