. Not until he kills the grooms with his regret does Macbeth become totally independent from the thanes and slide from the bundle of limbs (II, iii, 108-19). The action of killing the chamber servants was the first action which Macbeth does totally independent of Lady Macbeth: he does not even mention killing the chamber servants to her: A stranger to himself and to others, he is on his way to isolation…but what he sees cannot really be shared with others for it is the uniquely appropriate and lonely torment that cannot be felt by others. Even for his wife there will be a torment of a different kind, one that likewise separates her from others. (Jorgensen 178) This reaction to his regret is the strongest divider between him and his wife: it ends their relationship of dependence for their temporal existence.Tree’s limbs do not tie very well, because they break. Likewise Macbeth incapable of being king, because he is unfit for the job. He tries to replace Duncan, because he is so filled with self denial that he can not see the truth: he will never be a good king. Macbeth wants to be strong and independent at the same time but is very unsuccessful. Macbeth must use external support to stand and not to lean on Lady Macbeth so he turns to killing. He has Banquo killed, because he poses a threat. Macbeth can not do it himself, because they were once friends which shows his lack of strength to stand erect (II, i, 11). A soon as the deed is done, Macbeth falls: his control and independence falls. His plan to use Banquo’s death to restore order and give him strength did not work. Before all the thanes except for Macduff, Macbeth has a brief moment of insanity, in which he loses all control and reveals his true strength which has been hidden by self denial. For her own safety, Lady Macbeth tries to calm the situation and to make it excusable:Sit, worthy friends. My lord is often thus, And hath been from his youth. Pray you, ke...
