Macbeth shows us how in order to get something we want in the world, you have to be willing to sacrifice something whether it be your freedom, innocence, or even the friendships that you have with others. In Macbeth's case, it is concluded that in order for him to become king, he must kill the current king. The murdering of a good king sounds crazy to Macbeth and he says he doesn't want to do it unless he would not have any consequences to follow. He finally puts his cowardness aside and proceeds with the murder.
While in the moment, killing seems like something worth doing, I don't believe it is. Macbeth ended up feeling the need to kill more people due to his paranoia of people finding out. At this point I think it would be appropriate to call Macbeth a murderer and in my opinion, that's not a title I'd want, especially not while long. I do not think Macbethish acts are worth doing even if you were to gain what you wanted for years or forever. It's not worth the guilt, the title of a murderer and the loss of many great friendships.
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