To begin the final scene of the first act, Macbeth's soliloquy shows his confusion and indecision. He begins by saying “If it were done when it will be done” (I.7.1). Shakespeare uses various literary techniques to express the ideas that run through Macbeth's mind before Duncan's murder in his house. Macbeth has been told prophecies about his future that predict he will be king of Scotland and will take Duncan's place. Macbeth, with the help of his wife, sees this task as achievable only by killing the king. This soliloquy is a crucial turning point in Macbeth's decision to completely change the dynamic of the play. The soliloquy opens with Macbeth's ideas about how he hopes the murder will occur. “If it were done when it was done, then it would have been well / it would have been done soon” (I.7.1-2). These two lines show how indecisive Macbeth is about committing the crime. He is saying that if murder were to be committed, it should be done quickly. The “if” shows that Macbeth is not sure he wants to carry out the initial plan. By returning to the first line of his soliloquy, Shakespeare shows that Macbeth wishes to end it. The first literary term used is a metaphor: “If murder / could hinder the consequences and capture / by its cessation the success; that if not this blow / it could be the end of everything here, / but here, on this shore and on this shoal of time, / we would miss the life to come. (I.7.2-7). Shakespeare uses a metaphor to compare murder to something that could be caught red-handed and would produce no consequences. Shakespeare also shows that Macbeth knows that there will be consequences for the murder and that the thought that everything will be fine is not very logical. This once again demonstrates the strange nature of Macbeth who continues to move forward with... middle of paper... images to describe people's state of mind after death. Everyone will be saddened and confused, searching for answers as to how their King died. In the last lines of the soliloquy, Macbeth gives the only reason he has for the murder: "I have no urge / To prick the sides of my intent , but only / the vaulting ambition, which surpasses itself / and falls upon the other (I.7.25-28) says that he has absolutely no reason to kill Duncan, except his ambition Shakespeare then personifies ambition as a leap that falls on itself. This also foreshadows Macbeth's state of mind after his soliloquy is that he does not want to kill Duncan, but with the persuasion of his wife, he changes his mind again and brings. After all, Macbeth foreshadowed his downfall in his soliloquy, which turned out to be the turning point in the play...