Guilt

Question 1

Me thought I heard . …….. ….., sleep more more Macbeth ……. …. Sleep.

Answer 1

Methought I heard a voice cry, sleep no more Macbeth does murder sleep.

Question 2

Theme: Guilt
Quote: “Methought I heard a voice cry, ‘Sleep no more: / Macbeth does murder sleep.’” (Act 2, Scene 2)

Method
Analysis
Context

Answer 2

Method: Personification, Symbolism
Analysis: Macbeth’s guilt is so intense it robs him of rest. “Sleep” symbolizes peace and innocence, and its “murder” shows the destruction of both through his actions.
Context: In Jacobean beliefs, guilt manifests physically and psychologically — especially through disturbed sleep.

Question 3

Out damned….. ….! Out ……..!
Act?

Answer 3

Out damned spot! Out I say! Act 5, scene1

Question 4

Theme: Guilt
Quote: “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!” (Act 5, Scene 1)

Answer 4

Method: Symbolism, Repetition
Analysis: Lady Macbeth’s hallucination of blood reveals internalized guilt. The spot becomes a permanent moral stain. Her descent into madness mirrors Macbeth’s earlier decline.
Context: Reflects how guilt, unconfessed or unpunished, was believed to erode the mind and soul.