In the second act of Macbeth, the plan to kill King Duncan has been set. The guards are poisoned by Lady Macbeth, and after a signal that the guards are asleep, Macbeth sets off to carry out with their plan. As he enters the room Macbeth hallucinates. He sees daggers flying towards him and hears a voice saying "Macbeth does murder sleep." After killing Duncan, Macbeth is overcome with guilt. He can no longer think clearly, and enters Lady Macbeth's room covered in blood and holding the dagger he was supposed to place by the guards to make it seem like they killed Duncan. Lady Macbeth is furious, and after telling Macbeth that he is not a man, she goes back to put the dagger in place. Right after this happens Macduff comes to see the King. After finding out that he has been murdered they tell Macbeth straight away. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth act surprised, as if they can't believe that the King was murdered in their house. Out of "fury" Macbeth kills the guards, this way they can't deny killing Duncan, and as predicted by the three witches, Macbeth becomes King.
I predict that throughout the rest of the play killing people will become easier for Macbeth. His conscience will leave him and he will no longer feel guilty. He'll think that it's his destiny to be King and kill anyone who is a threat to him. Things will get carried away and in the end Macbeth with die.
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