Macbeth: A Bottle Of Melatonin

The first gift that Duncan should give is a bottle of Melatonin for Macbeth. This would be a thoughtful gift so Macbeth could still sleep even when being consumed by the guilt of killing his kinsmen, guest, and king. Even though the voices say, “sleep no more…/ Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor/ shall sleep no more! Macbeth shall sleep no more” (Macbeth Act II Sc II li.58-60). Since the voices say that Macbeth will sleep no more, I believe that some Melatonin would repress these voices, making it a great gift. The next gift would go to Malcolm and Donalbain, and it would be crowning someone else king. This would quite literally save their heads from murder of accusations of treason, but also allow them to stay in line for the

throne. The last gift would be to Banquo, and it would be a faster horse. This would be an applicable gift for many reasons. Firstly, it would prevent the horses from eating each other, like Ross and the Old Man discuss. He would also be able to get to the banquet at Macbeth’s castle before the Murderers are waiting for him. This would prevent his unnecessary death that happens in Act III.
Overall, I believe that Macbeth thinks it was a bad idea to kill the king. Firstly, in Act II we already see his regret immediately after he kills the king. He is beset by the guilt, which implies that he thinks it was a bad idea to kill Duncan. While Macbeth is reflecting at the beginning of Act III, he says, “to be thus is nothing,/ but to be safely thus…/ For them the gracious Duncan I murdered;/ put rancors in the vessel of my peace/ only for them, and mine eternal jewel/ given to the common enemy of man” (Macbeth Act III Sc I li.52-53,70-73). He starts by saying that being the king is not worth his sacrifice if he is not safe. One can surmise that Macbeth does not feel it was as wise of a decision to kill the king as he once thought. Since now he knows his time one the throne is limited, he is even less happy with his decision.