FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Ambition leads to madness.
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Tragedy befalls even honest men.
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A murderer must live with his conscience.
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Crime does not pay.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the main idea of Act II? Murderers must live with the consequences and their consciences of their deeds.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a tragedy, Macbeth is a dramatization of the psychological repercussions of unbridled ambition. The play’s main themes-loyalty, guilt, innocence, and fate-all deal with the central idea of ambition and its consequences.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sleep symbolizes peace and innocence in Macbeth. For example, in Act 2, Scene 2, after murdering King Duncan in his sleep, Macbeth hears a voice say, ‘’Macbeth does murder sleep. ‘’ Not only has Macbeth destroyed Duncan’s sleep but also his own ability to rest peacefully.
Detailed explanation-4: -In this scene, Macbeth returns from murdering Duncan, alarmed that he heard a noise. Lady Macbeth dismisses his fears and sees that he has brought the guards’ daggers with him, rather than planting them at the scene of the crime. She tells him to return the daggers but he refuses and Lady Macbeth goes instead.