Macbeth increased titles to achieve and possess the pinnacle of his identity: to be the best he could be and surpass it. The question of identity in this play was not associated with external factors such as world domination, but rather with internal factors instigated by Lady Macbeth's stimuli and especially the stimulation of the Weird Sisters' prophecy. Through Macbeth the reader can witness the other side of the coin from Richard's point of view: committing treason, just as Bolingbroke did indirectly; but Macbeth intentionally plots against the king's crown and life. This also manifests itself through a psychological hallucination, as Macbeth's unconscious desires arise when he decides to follow through on his ambition: “Nature seems dead…While I threaten, he lives; / it gives too cold a breath to the ardor of actions" (Macbeth 2,1:51.61-2). Similar to Richard's concept of kingship, in Macbeth, Macduff shares the same words for kingship once Duncan's corpse is discovered: "The most sacrilegious murder has broken the opening / The Lord's anointed temple and stolen thence / L 'building of life' (Macbeth