Macbeth Almost has a Conscience...

The character of Macbeth has been interesting thus far. I had faith in Macbeth's moral compass for a while and believed that he might be a good person. Once he heard from the witches that he would end up king, he began thinking of ways to get that title. He thought that murdering Duncan was the only option to gain the crown. However, on a couple of occasions he had some internal conflict to whether murdering someone could be justifiable or not. I began to believe that Macbeth wasn't just out for power, glory, and wealth. In Act I, scene 3 Macbeth said to himself, 

"My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical,

Shakes so my single state of man

That function is smothered in surmise,

And nothing is but what is not." 

He began to think that these new thoughts of murder that were circurling his brain weren't representative of himself. He began to be scared by the mere thought of killing someone. He also said to Lady Macbeth that he was having doubts and wouldn't be able to go through with the plan, 

"We will proceed no further in this business.

He hath honored me of late, and I have bought

Golden opinions from all sorts of people,

Which would be worn now in their newest gloss,

Not cast aside so soon." 

Both of these texts led me to believe that maybe Macbeth was truly a human being. He began to seem like a genuine person with a conscience, but the strong will of Lady Macbeth ultimatley shined though, as she convinces him to go through with the plan. I am interested to see whether Macbeth's conscience eventually comes through or if Lady Macbeth's character is too strong for Macbeth to disagree with.