Imagine that you are a confidant of either Macbeth or Lady Macbeth . In that role , compose and deliver a soliloquy in which you reflect on the plan to murder King Duncan and consider its significance for you you choose to be Macbeth's confidant, imagine that you have heard his soliloquy at the beginning of Scene vii. Are you alarmed at being friends with a man who would consider such a heinous act? Gratified that he seems to be having second thoughts ? Or are you fascinated by the advantages you might receive if your friend does become the king ? you choose to be Lady Macbeth's confidant , imagine that you have heard her speech in Scene v , lines 15-30 . Do you sympathize with her doubts about Macbeth - whether he is up to the task of murder ? Or are you horrified by her notion of ambition and what it requires ?