Macbeth

Why does Macbeth murder the king's servants?

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The guards are murdered to make it look like they were the ones who killed Duncan. Macbeth claims to have killed them in a rage over their actions. 

For ruin’s wasteful entrance; there, the murderers, Steeped in the colors of their trade, their daggers Unmannerly breeched with gore. Who could refrain...
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