FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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Macbeth’s guilt about killing Duncan
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Macbeth has a sleeping problem
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Macbeth has made it difficult for others in the castle to sleep
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Macbeth needs medicine because he has insomnia
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Detailed explanation-1: -’Sleep no more! ‘ 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-2: -Macbeth declares he will “sleep no more” because he believes. his conscience will never let him rest.
Detailed explanation-3: -After Macbeth murders King Duncan, he’s so unnerved that he can’t move. Staring at his bloody hands, he tells his wife that as he left the King’s chamber, he heard two men in another room: “There’s one did laugh in’s sleep, and one cried ‘Murder!’ “ (2.2. 20).
Detailed explanation-4: -Macbeth Does Murder Sleep” (Act 2, Scene 2)
Detailed explanation-5: -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.