Effects Of Guilt In Macbeth

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Collin Gosner
Santoro
English 12 (7)
3 May 2018
A Guilty Mind Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, that tells the life of Macbeth, and his ultimate fall in his seek for power. A guilty state of mind usually means that a prohibited act was intentional, knowingly, or willfully done. The effects of guilt are devastating, they tear you apart until you either confess or feel guilty of your actions. The guilt and tortures of Macbeth's conscience manifest into himself immediately after he murders King Duncan of Scotland, the origin of his evil acts and where it all unravels. Macbeth suffers from hallucinations, restlessness, and the inability to stay sane. All the effects factor in the cause of his demise, losing the trust in his kingdom, and his own life. …show more content…

The image of blood is vivid in the play to symbolize guilt as it is blood which stains both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's hands following the murder of Duncan. Macbeth connects his hands, and recognizes the evil deed of which he is guilty of. While he frantically tries to clean his hands of blood, he realizes that he cannot ever wipe the guilt of the act from his conscience, "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?”(II.ii.61-62). Another great detail of imagery that is effectively used throughout the play to develop the theme of a guilty conscience is the recurring image of

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