Duncan's murder as a breach in nature (cf. "Tarquin's ravishing strides")
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as Adam and Eve
Defilement, sin, and guilt in Macbeth
The essence of nihilism: Life = "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Cf. Ivan Karamazov's rejection of God's world (the essence of Gnosticism)
Will the final solution of the play quell the cycles of violence (what about Banquo's children?)?
Was Macbeth fated to be king, or did he choose it?
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