Macbeth act one scene four

Duncan discusses the execution of the Thane of Cawdor until Macbeth, Banquo, Angus and Rosse arrive. Then the king states to all “Sons, kinsmen, thanes, And to all whose places are the nearest, know, We will establish our estate upon Our eldest, Malcom; whom we name hereafter The Prince of Cumberland…” This deeply troubles Macbeth for the witches foretold he would be king and until this night he thought this would come naturally with fate however he now realizes he will have to “fall down” or “o’erleap” for now if the king dies Macbeth will not take his place immediatly. It is at this point in the play where he states to the audience/reader his true intentions, “Stars, hide you fires (god look away), Let not light see my black and true desires (let nobody know my true intention); The eye wink at the hand (let my eyes stay shut while my hand works for the eye will fear the result), yet it has to be (fate has spoken therefore it must happen, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.”