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Henry David Thoreau
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Macbeth, before the murder, can never fully reconcile his desire for the throne--which is strongly encouraged on, if not coerced, by his ambitious wife--and the murder of an old man, a man who has been supportive and generous towards Macbeth, who has never used or abused Macbeth in any way. Macbeth daydreams of being king, but is afraid of the steps towards it--a brutal murder, falsely accusing the retainers in the king's death, the possibility that he will no be believed by his peers. Regicide is a crime, but it is made more terrible when the man killed was a good and just mentor undeserving of the act.
The "black and deep desires" he is talking about is the temptation to hurry along Duncan's death so he can become king quicker. At this point because Duncan has nepotistically named his son as his favoured heir, and so it looks like Macbeth won't become king just by waiting for it. The temptation is to help the prophecy along.
deep dark and dangerous' author is Mary downing hahn