FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Witches
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Guilt
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Sadness
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Fear
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth obsessively washes her hands in the fifth act of the play in order to wash off the imaginary blood on them, a reminder of the guilt she has over the killings she and her husband carried out.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: After her husband kills Duncan, he begins to worry again that they will be caught. To reassure him that their fates are now entwined, she goes into Duncan’s room and dips her hands in the king’s blood.
Detailed explanation-3: -Interestingly, later in the play, Lady Macbeth will also hallucinate that she has blood on her hands and is unable to get them clean, symbolizing her sense of guilt. Macbeth speaks this line when Banquo’s ghost appears to him at the banquet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lady Macbeth again warns him not to think of such “brain-sickly of things” and tells him to wash the blood from his hands (44). Seeing the daggers he carries, she chastises him for bringing them in and tells him to plant them on the bodyguards according to the plan.
Detailed explanation-5: -Imaginary blood represents guilt for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. It’s not until after the murder of Duncan that their guilt begins to manifest. As their guilt grows, so does the importance of the blood. What’s more, the imaginary blood also shows how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both lose a grasp on reality.