During Macbeth’s soliloquy in act 3 scene 1 Macbeth utters “To be thus, is nothing.” In saying this he is portraying his feeling about his station. He is no longer satisfied with his position, Thane of Cawdor. His intention in saying this is that he wants to be King or nothing. Macbeth’s logic seems unsound. Macbeth already has become much more than he started with but the greed and selfishness that has overtaken him pushes for more. He could jeopardize his position in doing more to get the crown because he then has a bigger potential in becoming caught by his deeds. Also, in Macbeths opinion, a factor is that Banquo could know too much as he was there for the prophecies along with Macbeth. What also worries Macbeth about Banquo is that it was said that Banquo’s children would become Kings. This makes Macbeth jealous of Banquo and fester’s his anger towards his friend. Macbeth wants his children to become Kings because he is not totally in control of himself. The evil inside of him is more so controlling his actions and thoughts turning his once good intentions very bad. This is why Banquo who was once his friend becomes his number one enemy.
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