If you read Macbeth's soliloquy in the beginning of act 1
scene 7, you will know that while examining the pros and cons of Duncan's murder,
Macbeth was more seriously concerned about the punishment he would have to receive in
this world itself, rather than in the world to come after death. Macbeth was very much
conscious of the retributive justice in this world and, had it been a question of
punishment after death, he would have easily and quickly killed
Duncan.
Yes, Malcolm knows Macbeth better than his father,
King Duncan. Duncan was overwhelmed by his general Macbeth's valorous loyalty, and was
all praise for him in whom he could put absolute trust. On the other hand, Malcolm saw
how the fair Macbeth turned foul, killed his good old king, usurped the throne, and
unleashed a reign of terror. Having taken an asylum in the English King's court, having
received the details of Macbeth's bloody tyranny, Malcolm came to realize that Macbeth
was a "(dead) butcher".
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