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…showed last 75 words of 1014 total…He is no longer in control of his actions, for he is urgently trying to clear himself of his sins, and is overtaken with greed for power and retention of the crown. The transformation of Macbeth from one who is preoccupied with the future ramifications of his murder, to a greedy king determined to retain his crown at all costs illustrates the steady deterioration as a character as he his imagination propels him towards insanity.