How does Shakespeare present Macbeth's state of mind prior to the murder?
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Macbeth shows signs of his impending insanity even before he kills Duncan. Just prior to leaving to commit the murder, he hallucinates a dagger which he describes as “a dagger of the mind, a false creation/proceeding from the heat oppressed brain

Macbeth shows signs of his impending insanity even before he kills Duncan. Just prior to leaving to commit the murder, he hallucinates a dagger which he describes as “a dagger of the mind, a false creation/proceeding from the heat oppressed brain.

there is no short story here so that i can answer the question.

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