The insecurity of MacbethMacbeth, the main character of William Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth was not secure in his manhood. This insecurity led to Macbeth's downfall because he felt the need to prove himself to Lady Macbeth. After proving his worth by killing Duncan, Macbeth became numb to murder. At the beginning of the play Macbeth showed his love for Lady Macbeth in many different ways. He told her about his feelings towards her "My dearest love" (act I, scene v, l 58). Macbeth listens to what Lady Macbeth has to say and takes her advice into consideration whenever he makes a decision. He also has great love for her and tries his best to make her happy no matter what it takes. Lady Macbeth convinced Macbeth that he would not be a man unless he carried out Duncan's murder. He threatens his manhood by saying: When you dared to do it, then you were a man;/ And to be more than you were, you would be/ You would be much more of a man (act I, scene vii, l 49-51). Slowly Lady Macbeth manipulated his mind into believing that the right thing to do was to kill Duncan. Macbeth had decided that he had to perform this horrible act to prove his manhood. After committing the crime, Macbeth felt that his soul could never be cleansed, no matter what he did. He said: They're taking out my eyes! / Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand? NO; this hand of mine will prefer / The multiple incarnadin seas, / Make the green one red (act II, scene iii, l 58-62). This shows that he didn't actually want to kill Duncan, but he did it to prove himself to Lady Macbeth and become king. In the end he was not afraid and had killed not only Duncan but many other people as well. He now had different views than he had at the beginning of the show. Macbeth realizes that he is no longer afraid, no longer fearful. (Act V, scene vii, l 9). He is now considered a man, but he does not like the fact that he has killed all these people.