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macbeth, alone, weighs the pros and cons of murdering duncan soon after duncan arrives at inverness. what conclusion does macbeth reach? that he should postpone the murder until a more opportune time presents itself that his own honor and the potential for further bloodshed is worth less than his ambition that there must be an alternative, less violent way to gain power and he will seek it out that he should act like a man, seize the moment, and kill duncan to achieve his ambitions
In Shakespeare's Macbeth, when Macbeth contemplates murdering Duncan at Inverness, he initially decides to postpone the act. He is conflicted by his loyalty to Duncan (who is his king and a guest under his roof) and his ambition. Macbeth realizes that acting rashly might have negative consequences and that waiting for a more opportune time could be better. He has not yet fully succumbed to the urging of Lady Macbeth or his own darkest ambitions at this point of internal deliberation.
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That he should postpone the murder until a more opportune time presents itself.