Macbeth’s nature is “too full o the milk of human kindness/ to catch the nearest way.” Lady Macbeth says this to Macbeth while trying to convince him to carry out with the murder of Duncan. It simply means that Macbeth’s blood is to good, he is too kind. He doesn’t want to break his loyalty to Duncan and he wants to remain a good person. He is also deeply afraid of what might take place in his afterlife if he carries out the murder. Killing King Duncan is “[catching] the nearest way,” the easiest and fastest way for Macbeth to become king.
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