FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Evil people always get sick.
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It’s hard to get over a guilty conscience.
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Wives should not be blamed for what their husbands do.
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Wives are as guilty as their husbands for evil actions.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking, at the opening of act five of the play, is a manifestation of her guilt for the murders committed by her and her husband. She seems to be stuck in a daze, unable to come to her senses.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the main idea of the sleepwalking scene in Act V? It’s hard to get over a guilty conscience. Wives should not be blamed for what their husbands do.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does her sleepwalking reveal about Lady Macbeth’s conscience? She is guilty and regrets what they have done. How is her hand-washing symbolic? She’s trying to wash away imaginary blood and real guilt.
Detailed explanation-4: -She starts to reenact the murder of Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s sleep walking shows her mind which is overloaded with guilt. She is tortured by the memory of the crime and she tries to get rid of it, but in vain. Hence, we could see the how the murders have preyed on Lady Macbeth.
Detailed explanation-5: -Lady Macbeth’s guilt makes it impossible for her to hide the horrors that she and Macbeth have committed. Her conscience is rebelling against the unnatural fiend that ambition has turned her into.