Macbeth's reaction to the death of his wife is very different from what we, as an audience expect from a man who shared a very intimate and close understanding with his better half. Macbeth, early in the play, derived trememdous insipration from, and was heavily influenced by his wife, Lady Macbeth, who then, seemed to be one of the most ruthless, power-hungry female characters created by Shakespeare.
However, it were the circumstances coupled with his loss in faith concerning his kingship and lack of military support that caused him to evolve into a different individual who reacted to his wife's death in a very stoic fashion.
He said that she was to die some day or the other. He also said that death was like an 'illusion' and that the passing of everyday brought a man closer and closer to his impending death. He says that death is like an actor who worries about his time on stage and then ultimately is never heard from ever again, in other words, all achievements, fulfilled dreams and conquered hopes in one's life pose no barrier to the coming of death. He also says that death is like a story told by an idiot full of enery and emotional disturbance, but devoid of any true meaning.
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