Whereas men lose their self control when attempting to gain more power, Macbeth portrays the most extreme scenario of this by going on a killing spree which leads to his eventually death. At first, after hearing the news from the witches about the possibility of being king in the future it was not enough for Macbeth he needed the power instantly. In fact Macbeth immediately kills Duncan to start his violent path to power and then reports to his wife “I have done the deed.”(2.2 19) So Macbeth treats each killing as a step in his path to power they are not crimes they are just deeds which need to be done. In addition when Macbeth comes back with the daggers, to emphasize his power he refuses to dispose of the daggers which he brought back
