The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare shows the change in people when power gets in the way. While he gained fame and power, Macbeth also lost happiness and satisfaction. According to Macbeth “To be so is nothing/But to be so sure.” This shows that he thinks that being king is nothing if he is not safe and happy; but the more he receives, the less he feels. This leads him to commit even more immoral acts that obscure the clarity of his thinking and make him not realize the true destruction he will cause to himself. His feelings hinder the way he perceives the rapidly changing world around him. The power that Macbeth gains through negative means prevents him from thinking clearly and puts him on a path of self-destruction. Macbeth throughout the play is slowly overcome by his mental state. One reason is the jealousy he feels towards those he has been in contact with. After killing Banquo, Macbeth feels as if he wishes he were Banquo. His death would have given him the chance to be freed from all harm and fear; “But now I am in a cabin, trapped, bound/to naughty doubts and fears – But Banquo is safe.” This takes a toll on his view of reality and the way Macbeth portrays himself. Returning from Duncan's murder, Macbeth breaks down and no longer sees clearly. His hands “gouge out his eyes”. and goes on to say that "could all Neptune's great ocean wash this blood / clean from [his] hand?" (2.2.77-79). For Macbeth, if he cleaned his hands, it would clean the blood and make him closed to what is really happening. The magnitude of Macbeth's actions hits him with full force, which leads him to not make the right decisions about who to trust and what is right. B...... middle of paper ...... his directions Macbeth thinks he should just kill Macduff and his family just to make sure he is safe. Ultimately Macbeth is faced with the death of his wife, a close friend, a king, and many others. When Macbeth says, "Whom we, to gain our peace, have sent in peace, / Rather than lie upon the mind's torture / In restless ecstasy" (3.2.22-25) it feels like those who have died he has put to rest and free yourself from suffering. The fact that he is one of the last to live gives him a lifetime of nightmares, which do him no good. When Macduff kills Macbeth though. The murder ultimately ends up contributing to his death rather than benefiting him. The message Shakespeare is trying to send through Macbeth is to not let all the chaos overwhelm you and to take a moment to relax. If you change things quickly without taking a moment, you get stressed and tend to lose your sense of self.