| “Why do you start and seem to fear, /Things that do sound so fair?” | ACT 1 SCENE 3- ‘start’ suggest guilt meaning to jump with fear/ shock |
| “Methought I heard a voice cry “Sleep no more”” | Murder Scene- Murder happens offstage to present Macbeth’s tormented mental state. Even when he does sleep he is filled with guilt- “terrible dreams that shake us nightly”. |
| “hangman’s hands” | Macbeth’s reference to killing victims. He realises the impossibility of washing away his guilt- “the multitudinous seas incarnadine, / Making the green one red”. |
| “A little water clears us of the deed” | Lady Macbeth confronts Macbeth about the guilt he holds. This is ironic as she is later seen sleepwalking washing imaginary blood from her hands. |
| “Thou canst not say I did it. Never shake thy gory locks at me” | After arranging Banquo’s murder, Macbeth is tortured by guilt even more |
| “Out damned spot!…’All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand” | ACT 5- Lady Macbeth is seen continually washing her hands, as she believes her hands are blood-stained |
| “What’s done cannot be undone” | ACT 3- Admission of guilt to Macbeth |
| “My soul is too much charged with blood of thine already” | Macbeth warns Macduff to stay away from him. He realises he has killed Macduff’s wife and children and this will ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HIS DEATH |
Macbeth GUILT
December 16, 2019