Guilt

Guilt

1. Lady Macbeth

   • After first killing the D man, she doesn't share Macbeth's guilt
     • "A little water clears us of the deed"
   • However, by Act 5, guilt has driven her to insanity
     • Sleepwalking
     • Haunted by murder of the D man
     • Feels responsible for unleashing Macbeth's tyranny
     • "Who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him"

2. Maccy B

   • Guilty before killing big D?
     • He felt guilty because Duncan was staying at his castle "in double trust" and he should have "against his murderer shut the door"
     • The blood covered daggers that led Macbeth to his chamber could be a manifestation of his guilt
   • Immediately after killing the D man he feels bare guilty
     • "This is a sorry sight"
     • When he "cannot wash this blood clean from my hand", the implication is that he can never wash away his guilt as regicide is so terrible a crime
   • Banquo's ghost is a product of his guilt