At the beginning of The Most Dangerous Game, Sanger Rainsford is not cruel. He is not evil. He is something far more common—and far more dangerous. He is certain.

This third essay argues that Duncan’s murder is not the center of Macbeth — Banquo is. Because obsession doesn’t end when it gets what it wants. It intensifies, shifts targets, and begins eliminating anything that threatens permanence — especially the future. In Macbeth, the crown isn’t the finish line. It’s the beginning of the real catastrophe.