There are many ways in which one could define their self worth. Macbeth has done it several ways in act I. First of all, he saw himself as an honourable man, up until his wife, Lady Macbeth, threatened his manhood by saying "Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way"-Lady Macbeth, Act I scene 5, lines 3-5.
With this he felt like he needed to prove himself a man, and decided to kill Duncan, the king of Scotland.
After he killed him though, he started doubting himself and it was as if the deed had lowered his self worth.
"First, as I am his kinsman and his subject,
Strong both against the deed; then, as his host,
Who should against his murderer shut the door,
Not bear the knife myself"-Macbeth, Act I scene 7 lines 13-16
Macbeth's self worth was defined not only in these two ways throughout Act I, but also throughout the rest of the play.
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