Such disagreement!

     Macbeth's view of guilt is different then his wife's.  Lady Macbeth thinks that you can avoid guilt altogether.  Whereas Macbeth thinks that if you do that sin enough, then you will become numb to it.  (2 wrongs make a right viewpoint) 
     Both viewpoints are wrong.  They are really ignoring their true feelings.  Lady Macbeth's wish came true "Come, you spirits that asist murderous thoughts, make me less like a woman and more like a man, and fill me from head to toe with deadly cruelty! Thicken my blood and clog up my veins so I won’t feel remorse, so that no human compassion can stop my evil plan or prevent me from accomplishing it! Come to my female breast and turn my mother’s milk into gall, you murdering demons, wherever you hide, invisible and waiting to do evil!"

 

Lesson 2 Review Question 4, Macbeth

     Why does Macbeth hesitate to kill Duncan?  What does this say about his spiritual
condition?  What does this say about his view of manhood.

     Macbeth hesitates to kill Duncan, because he is  innocent "...like an innocent newborn baby,..."  Macbeth knows that king Duncan has done nothing to deserve this death.  This shows that he wants to remain clean, he doesn't want to get his hands dirty, although he want to kill the king. 
     His spiritual condition is in turmoil.  He can't decide, although he is willing to sacrifice his soul for becoming king.  "If the assassination of the king could work like a net, sweeping up everything and preventing any consequences, then the murder would be the be-all and end-all of the whole affair, and I would gladly put my soul and the afterlife at risk to do it."
     His view of manhood, is that men should treat each other with respect and not overstep certain boundaries (such as murdering) because "He who dares to do more is not a man at all."
     Overall, Macbeth is so confused and he doesn't know what to do.  In this weak state, Satan takes advantage.  Macbeths morals are fading.  The witches and his wife are both telling him "Don't worry everything will be okay.  We won't get caught everything will be fine"  (Note: This encounter was not in the play)