Guilty Conscience in Macbeth :: essays research papers

In my opinion, the statement If you commit a hatred and dont piss caught, it doesnt really matter because your guilt over what you have done will destroy you in the end is true and happens in reality. What is a crime? It is an evil act that breaks the law or the basic values of the society, harming the individuals of the society. So if you commit a crime, and dont get caught the fact that you have move a crime and your heart knows will haunt you forever and make you feel guilty. If you know that the act you did was wrong, but you did it anyways ignoring what you knew will definitely lead to your destruction. point though, you would appear to be confident to others, after committing the crime, but your inner conscience will always curse you and will eventually destroy you. This is what happened to Lady Macbeth in the play written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth. When Macbeth informed Lady Macbeth of the witches prophecy of him being the king of Scotland, she incited him to slay D uncan (because of her desire or ambition to rule Scotland). She could not kill Duncan herself, so she told him to slay Duncan. Even though, Lady Macbeth did not kill Duncan, she knew it was because of her provocation that Macbeth was forced to take this step. In the beginning of the play, she is blood thirsty and cruel. In the middle, when she had to haze over Macbeths hallucination of seeing Banqous ghost, she said Good friends, think of this as nothing more than a strange habit. Its nothing else. Too bad its flub our pleasure tonight (III, iv, 101-103). She is still confident and is trying to stabilize Macbeths thoughts. Till this point she is not shown to be guilty of her act but confident. Gradually, as the play progresses we hear about Lady Macbeths condition from her maid, who says to a Doctor Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise/from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, open her/closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon t, read it,/ afterwards seal it, and again return to bed, yet all this/while in most kick the bucket asleep (V,I, 3-8). Then Lady Macbeth says while sleep walking Out, damned spot Out, I sayOne, two. Why, then, tis time to do t/. Hell is/murkyFie, my lord, fie A soldier, and afeard?