FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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Duncan
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happiness
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Scotland
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sleep
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Detailed explanation-1: -In this extract Shakespeare shows us how Macbeth is immediately struck with guilty feelings following the murder of Duncan . He thinks he ‘heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more!”’ This suggests that guilt has resulted in Macbeth hearing voices.
Detailed explanation-2: -’ This shows that Macbeth is so guilty that he will never be able to sleep again. He has murdered the king while he is sleeping, which is a deceitful thing to do especially as the king is in line to God.
Detailed explanation-3: -He adds that as he killed the king, he thought he heard a voice cry out: “Sleep no more, / Macbeth does murder sleep” (2.2. 33–34).
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth hearing a voice cry “Sleep no more!” When Macbeth tells his wife about his experience murdering Duncan, he says that he thought he heard a voice cry out “Sleep no more!” This statement implies Macbeth will never again be at peace or have a clean conscience, and will never be able to rest easy.