Explore the importance of one of Macbeth's soliloquies in Macbeth showing how Shakespeare creates dramatic and poetic power.Use Act 1 Scene 3, Act...

In Act 3 Scene 1, Macbeth's soliloquy shows his fear that
the second half of the witches' prophecy will come true and that Banquo's sons will
eventually become the line of kings in Scotland.  In the soliloquy, Shakespeare uses
several metaphors to describe the situation.  For example, Macbeth complains of the
"barren sceptre" that he holds to suggest that he will have no sons to whom he might
pass the throne.  Also, Shakespeare makes an allusion to one of his other plays,
Julius Caesar to compare Macbeth's dilemma to one with which his
audience is already familiar.  This soliloquy is important because it details the
complex nature of Macbeth's inner conflict and provides a reason for Macbeth's next
plan--the murder of Banquo.