FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
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She knows Macbeth will lose his crown.
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She cannot bear her guilt.
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She is under attack by Malcolm’s army.
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She is afraid of Macbeth.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Macbeth kills herself because she cannot cope with her guilt over King Duncan’s murder. When the play begins, she is more than willing to kill the king in order to advance her husband’s social position. She is the one who prods him into taking action, claiming that hesitation is a sign of cowardice.
Detailed explanation-2: -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. The scene also serves as an example of Shakespeare’s usage of embedded stage directions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Macbeth is guilty for persuading Macbeth to kill Duncan and acting as his accomplice. Judas Iscariot on the other hand, was guilty for betraying Jesus and turning him over to the guards.
Detailed explanation-4: -Guilt haunts Macbeth, both as a ghost that he sees, as well as the heaviness on his conscious. He also is haunted by his killing of Banquo, a once trusted ally and friend, and is haunted by his ghost. Lady Macbeth’s guilt causes her to sleepwalk and be haunted by Duncan’s blood that she cannot ‘clean’ her hands of.