Paul Roberts and Macbeth

In Macbeth, Macbeth killed the innocent Duncan while Duncan was sleeping. Duncan had done nothing wrong except hold a title that someone else wanted. Macbeth wanted to be king and Duncan happened to be king. Macbeth killed Duncan with a knife while he was asleep. In the Killing Painting by Paul Roberts, a woman is shown holding a knife while standing next to another woman who is asleep. Based on the expression on her face she is about to kill the presumed innocent woman. The sleeping woman has no idea that she is about to be murdered just like how Duncan had no idea he was about to be murdered by Macbeth. The sleeping woman has a happy expression on her face like she is enjoying a dream she is having. Duncan had gone to bed after a feast at Macbeth’s castle and was given special treatment. He had two guards to protect him incase anything went wrong. He was given the best room in the castle all to himself. In both cases the victim died in a happy dream. Macbeth needed to muster up the courage to kill Duncan. It took Lady Macbeth to call him a coward before he was actually able to go and kill Duncan. In the painting the soon to be murderer is holding her knife above the sleeping woman. Even though she looks like she is ready to kill, she is hesitating. It is impossible to tell why the woman is hesitating, but it is almost certain that when she feels that the time has come she will kill the innocent victim.