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Essay / Free Essays on Macbeth: The Greatest Guilt - 615
The Greatest Guilt in MacbethEveryone is motivated by the guilty conscience in our life. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth feel guilty at different times and in different ways. Macbeth feels more guilty than Lady Macbeth after Duncan's murder. During the banquet, Mecbeth is very upset and nervous after seeing the ghost. But Lady Macbeth finds an excuse for her husband's fear and she shows no guilt. At the end of the play, the opposite is true: Lady Mecbeth feels more guilty than Mecbeth. Guilt is responsible for the death of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. In Act II, Scene II, Macbeth regrets Duncan's murder as soon as he kills the king. He finds it impossible to pray after Duncan's two sons wake up from a nightmare and go back to sleep: "I needed a blessing the most, and 'Amen' / Stuck in my throat." on the other hand, Lady Macbeth tells him to forget the murder, because if they continue to think about the crime it will drive them both crazy: don't think about it so deeply.…/These acts must not be thought of in these ways; so, this is going to drive us crazy. (II;ii;30-35)Because Lady Macbeth commits suicide at the end of the play, these lines also foreshadow her future. In Act III scene 4, Macbeth goes mad after seeing Banquo's ghost . He was so scared when he saw the ghost walking into the palace and sitting in his place: "You can't say I did it: never shake your bloody hair at me." » This quote shows how afraid he is, and Lady Macbeth does. an excuse to hide her husband's fear: Sit down, worthy friends: my lord is often thus, and has been since his youth: I pray you, remain seated; If you notice him a lot, you will offend him and prolong his passion; feed yourself and don't look at it. Are you a man? This quote explains to the guest why Macbeth acted this way and how Lady Macbeth hides the fear of her husband's ghost. In Act V, Scene 1, 50: Lady Macbeth is so upset by the fact that they have committed such a horrible crime that she cannot erase it. And that's not how she felt at the beginning of the story, she says: