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Macbeth acknowledging that if he kills Duncan then he sacrifices life in Heaven
‘We’d jump the life to come,’
Reveals Macbeth’s regret + his desperation in reclaiming his innocence
‘I had most need of blessing’
Guilt is presented as an intense fear of not knowing yourself and facing what you have done
‘To know my deed, ‘twere best not to know my self,’
Paranoia is portrayed as a poison that is relentless + inescapable
‘Put rancours in the vessel of my peace’
‘O, full of scorpions is my mind,’
Lady Macbeth is capable of feeling guilt
‘Stop up th’access and passage to remorse…’
Act 3 and then act 5
Repetition mimics her insanity
‘What’s done, is done’
‘What’s done cannot be undone’
Motif of blood highlights the difference in the ways the Macbeths react to their guilt
LM - ‘A little water clears us of this deed’
vs M’s - ‘Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand’
Macbeth’s hallucinations - Act 2
‘Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle towards my hand?’
LM
The invisibility of the blood spot reflects how guilt doesn’t have to be visible/known by others for it to be real, LM can no longer use this façade to save her
‘Out, damned spot!’