- Macbeth and Lady Macbeth passionatelylove each other, but are filled withdisdain.

- Macbeth's manhood is challenged by hiswife; her womanhood is challenged by herfeelings.

- In a world where war makes a man great,where does the conflation with killing andgoodness stop?

- Ambition will lead to success for Macbeth(briefly at least), but he must wadethrough blood to get it.

- Nature is a harbinger of chaos, as well asacting to effect violence. Can society andnature coexist?

- Did Macbeth have a choice to pursue theWitches' prophecies, or was he fated toboth murder and be murdered?

- King Duncan was like a father to Macbeth,and in turn Macbeth murdered him. Didthis drive Macbeth mad?

- Banquo is Macbeth's closest friend,yet he murders him to gain thecrown.

- Courtly rules at the time valued hospitalityabove almost anything else. Banquo wasmurdered on the eve of a banquet for him.

- The Witches prophesied that Banquowould head a line of kings. This jealousyoverrode Macbeth's sense of right andwrong.