How Does Shakespeare Show Regret In Macbeth

You can see at the middle of the play the transform that this character passes through, and how much he changes as he was before. Some believe lady Macbeth wash his head and make him act as he did; I believe instead she was a direct compliss and also, she knew the consequences that the murder of king Duncan could bring to them. For example, Macbeth starts admiting he is full of ill when he says in the fifth act “My soul is too much charged with blood of thine already”. In deed, is important to analyze this quote because it means that Macbeth admits his hate and his anger, which lead to think he is guilty. As a result, what caused Macbeth to fall from his ambitious throne, at least for me, is the free will that he used. He had two options, the first one was to wait pacificly the inheritance of the throne, and the second one was to take the power with his own hand, I say he fall down due to free will because he had an idea of the current situation he lived at. Free will makes Macbeth fall and makes the consequences fall even harder and painful than they were going to be assuming he would choose the pacific road. Macbeth receives the consequences like a dead wife, a token kingdom, and at the end he died. It can also be analize the fact that the play makes the audience think on free will and fate. It makes the audience have a

In act three we see Lady Macbeth’s weaknesses coming through, by her, surprisingly. We see that she is troubled by guilt ‘Tis safer to be that which we destroy than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy’, saying that they never should have murdered Duncan. Macbeth too is racked with guilt, ‘Better be with the dead than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy’, saying he would rather be dead with Duncan that alive with his guilt. But despite the fact that both are feeling guilty, Lady Macbeth tries to remain strong in front of Macbeth ‘what’s done is done’. This shows Lady Macbeth again telling Macbeth that the murder has happened and that he should get over it, as nothing can be done to change it. There is however a hint of remorse in Lady Macbeth’s voice, showing how she is losing her power over Macbeth, mainly because she is finding it hard to get over her guilt. But we see when Macbeth cries out ‘O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife’ shows how despite Lady

Macbeth. The plot at the start of this passage in Act 1, Scene 5 reveals that Lady Macbeth is an ambitious, blood thirsty woman who is not afraid to do whatever it takes to seize the throne. As soon as she receives the letter from her husband, she sees the prime opportunity and starts to strategically plan King Duncan’s death. Mrs. is unfazed by her intentions, however, she is worried that her husband is not ambitious enough. Readers observe how Lady Macbeth’s actions in Act 1 foreshadows how her feelings about the murder will be changed later in life. For example she says to her husband who is uneasy about her plans, “It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness, to catch the nearest way.” In fact, she goes as far as calling him a coward as well as questioning Macbeth’s manliness and strength. Lady Macbeth views her husband as someone who lacks the ruthlessness that is necessary to gain power by killing the king. This scenario is ironic because later on in the play readers witness the swapping of the character's feelings towards murder. After the murder of King Duncan Mrs. Macbeth simply washed her hands to erase the trace of blood. However, later on Lady Macbeth feels as if she can not wash her hands enough to make them clean and cleanse her guilt. She goes from saying “Go, get some water and wash this filthy witness from

After Duncan’s death you are able to see how the characters involved in the murder almost instantly experience feelings of regret. There is a scene where Macbeth is in shock so greatly after murdering Duncan, that he forgets to leave the murder weapon behind. When confronted by Lady Macbeth(who says he needs to go return the weapons) he says, "I'll go no more: / I am afraid to think what I have done; / Look on't again I dare not"( 2.2 53-55). This allows us to see how Macbeth is pained by what he has done. Macbeth also says he heard a voice say “"Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more. Macbeth shall sleep no more."( 2.2 46-48). When Macbeth says this he is saying that he has not only murdered Duncan, but he has murdered sleep. He is saying he won’t be able to sleep after what he has just done because he will regret it forever and it will haunt him. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are interrupted by knocking on the door and as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth walk away he says, “Wake Duncan with thy knocking; I would though couldst."( 2.2 78-79).

It's not until after the murder of King Duncan that Macbeth’s guilt begins to manifest. This is expressed through Macbeth’s obsession with King Duncan's blood staining his hands when Macbeth states:

After Macbeth kills Duncan and becomes the king of Scotland, we see that he becomes out of control and starts to act like a tyrant. Macbeth begins to kill innocent people to hide his fear and become more of a man. He starts off by killing his best friend Banquo and attempts to kill his son Fleance. This is because he knows that Banquo suspects him of something. Macbeth is also mad that he has done all this work to become king and Banquo's Son will benefit from this and become King. After he kills Banquo, he says “For mine own good All causes shall give way. I am in blood Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er.” This quote shows that there is no going back now to stop killing for Macbeth. He is committed to killing and whatever terrible things he may yet have to do.

iv. 136-140). From this quote it can be inferred that Macbeth is concerned for himself because of all of the crimes that he is committed and is scared that people are coming after him. He has already stepped in the river of blood but cannot go back because he is already too deep and plans to continue farther. Holding the guilt of killing the most beloved King and the thought that people are coming after him, drives Macbeth to making poor decisions to protect himself and the use of blood helps the reader to see how insane Macbeth really is. Macbeth is not the only character in the play who goes insane because of guilt, his wife Lady Macbeth too goes insane with holding the guilt of ruining lives of innocent people. At one point she feels so guilty she begins to have hallucinations and even starts sleepwalking and talking. During the night when she was sleepwalking she tried to remove the blood that has stained her hands and becomes extremely paranoid that the blood is not coming off. It can be inferred that even though Lady Macbeth only helped to plan the murders she never actually kill someone, but she still carries the guilt as if she did. Shakespeare is trying to showcase with the motif of blood that no matter what type of crime is committed there is still guilt and

Also, At the beginning of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth tries to get rid of her guilt before it manifests. For example, Lady Macbeth says ‘Of direst cruelty, make thick my blood’ and ‘That my keen knife see not the wound it makes’. When she says ‘make thick my blood’ she is trying to remove her guilt so she King Duncan. Furthermore when she says ‘see not the wound it makes’, she does not want to be see her guilt and let it manifest so she fearful of her guilt and we can see this develop throughout the play. Lady Macbeth seems to be very sure of herself as if her guilt has been entirely been removed and she does not fear her guilt. For example, she says ‘And dash’d the brains out, had I so sworn’ and ‘But screw your courage to the sticking place, And we’ll not fail’. When she says 'had I so sworn' she believes she would 'dash'd the brains out' and that suggests her guilt may have been removed and she is unable to feel remorse for her part in committing regicide. But, she says 'we'll not fail', showing that she is very clear and sure that she can carry out the deed. Shakespeare is linking this to the “Gunpowder Plot” just to

Blood is a perversion of nature, when there is blood, there is murder. After Macbeth murders Duncan, Macbeth has blood on his hands. There is physical blood on Macbeth’s hands which he can wash off with water. But, Macbeth goes on to say, “Will all great Neptune’s oceans wash this blood clean from my hand?” (Shakespeare 2.2.58-59), showing there is guilt setting into his mind already and he cannot wash it from his now stained hands. No amount of water in the world would be able to ever wash away the blood that has been spilled on Macbeth’s conscience. Nothing can ever wash away the guilt of killing Duncan (Blood Symbolism in Macbeth by William Shakespeare). Even after Macbeth realizes that he cannot escape the guilt of killing Duncan, he continues, even to go on killing his best friend Banquo. Instead of killing Banquo himself, Macbeth has people go out and kill him. After Banquo is killed by murderers, Macbeth sees his ghost appear at dinner. Macbeth starts screaming at Banquo however no one else can see him. Macbeth sees Banquo and feels the guilt weighing down on his conscience. Macbeth becomes scared of Banquo. “It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood” (Shakespeare 3.4.22). The combination of the fear and insanity all adds to his guilt. “All causes shall give way. I am in blood. Stepp’d in so far that, should

An equally significant concept linking to the difficult circumstance of Macbeth is guilt. Macbeth kills the king effortlessly nevertheless he is traumatised by the guilt of killing his relative. This is shown in Act 2 scene 2 when Macbeth says ‘I’ll go no more I’m afraid to think of what I’ve done’ these words show that Macbeth was filled with guilt from the very moment after he sunk the blade into the king. Another example of guilt displayed by Macbeth is when he says ‘Macbeth does murder sleep’ The personification of this quote shows that Macbeth is in so much psychological anxiety he will no longer sleep this quote is symbolic as by killing Duncan Macbeth has increased his status but has caused harm to his state of mind what he really means is because he has killed Duncan he can no longer rest peacefully he can no longer go to bed and forgot about the hard days trouble he has murdered his peace of mind along with Duncan.

Shakespeare’s point is that the guilt of murdering King Duncan is too much for Macbeth to handle at the moment, so he shows a hint of weakness. This quote shows that despite wanting to overthrow Duncan as King, Macbeth feels remorse for what he has done, and he does not possess the willpower to return to the scene of the crime to finish the job. Macbeth is terrified of what he has done, so he momentarily collapses under the weight of his actions. This guilt will begin his spiralling descent until his death. During a peaceful banquet, Macbeth creates a

Before Duncan’s murder, Macbeth imagines that he sees a dagger floating in the air in front of him. (“And on thy blade and dungeon, gouts of blood, which was not so before. There’s no such thing: it is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes.” (Act 2 scene 1 lines 46-49). The blood imagery here refers to murder, ambition, and betrayal. This is a totally different meaning than earlier in the play. Before, blood was seen as a positive thing. Now, it is associated with evil. It also shows Macbeth’s transformation from a person of honesty, nobility, and bravery to an evil, deceitful person. After Macbeth murders Duncan, he starts to see how severe his crime was and tries to wash Duncan’s blood off his hands. (“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red.”) Act 2 scene 2 lines 60-63. This shows that Macbeth’s character is starting to get weaker because of his crime. The blood does not represent a feeling of ambition; it now represents remorse, and guilt. Macbeth is so upset and says that not even all the water in the ocean will wash the blood off his hands. Duncan was a kind generous man and he had no

Lady Macbeth starts this off when she asks the spirits to "make thick [her] blood"(1.5.50). What she is saying by this, is that she wants to make herself insensitive and remorseless for the deed she is hoping to commit. However, she forces Macbeth to do the deed. Right before killing Duncan, Macbeth sees a dagger floating in the air leading him to Duncan?s room and he sees "on the blade and dudgeon gouts of blood"(2.1.58), indicating that the knife has been viciously stabbed into someone. This is a Lady Macbeth knows that the evidence of blood is a treacherous symbol, and knows it will deflect the guilt from her and Macbeth to the servants when she says "If he do bleed, I?ll gild the faces of the grooms withal, for it must seem their guilt"(2.2.71-73).

I am in blood / Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er" (3.4.136-139). Macbeth basically admits to being selfish. Macbeth is ambitious because he only cares for himself and will kill anyone in his way. He is so far in that he must continue on the path of bloodshed because he is past the point of no return. Shakespeare wants us to imagine Macbeth wading in blood. This blood is important because it is the result of Macbeth's ambition. The more ambitious Macbeth becomes, more people he kills and more blood he sheds. The blood that Macbeth wades in is symbolic of his ambition and he can't turn back in any way because his ambition is stronger than his conscience. One can see that Macbeth's ambition has dug his grave and he cannot continue much longer.

But he wasn't the only one feeling guilty. Once everyone hears that King Duncan is murdered, Macbeth kills the chamberlains with rage. Lady Macbeth start to sleepwalk because she overcomes with the actions she has caused in killing the King. She washes her hands over and over because the blood won't come off her hands but it's really just her mind thinking that. She later commits suicide because of the crime she did. Macbeth didn't seem very bothered on her suicide. He says ‘She sound have died