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Charles writes...

me again. I was just reading the archives again and a question about demona and macbeth's immortalkity, and what they could survive through. You said that neither character was too eager to test the limits of their immoratlity by saying cutting off their own head or such. I would think this is something Macbeth actually would've done. Now, maybe I misread it or read into it too much, and please correct me, but I thought one of Macbeth's main motivations in "Enter Macbeth" and "City of Stone" was to kill Demona so that he could finally die as well. Almost suicidal. part of my reason for saying this, which is maybe where i read into the episode too much, was in City of Stone at the ending when he just confesses, so tragically in my opinion and I really loved that part, that he was just so tired. I read it as he was just so tired of being alive and living with his heartache of seeing all his loved ones die and tired of this vendetta against Demona. He was tired of being alive and wanted to rejoin his lost loved ones. Am I reading too much into it, and if I am, would you explain how you interpret his actions and motivations?

Greg responds...

I think he was suicidal. But I don't think he was prepared to fully admit that to himself. Macbeth was raised to believe suicide is sinful. etc, etc.

Response recorded on July 30, 2000