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.

This second essay argues that “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” is not atmosphere — it’s the engine of the entire tragedy. When moral categories collapse, everything becomes arguable… and then everything becomes permissible. Macbeth is what happens when obsession enters a world where language stops stabilizing truth — and “permission” replaces conscience.