guilt quotes and ideas Flashcards
what does Macbeth say immediately after murdering Duncan?
“will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?”
how does seeing Banquo’s ghost at the banquet lead to his guilt?
his sense of guilt is so powerful that he cannot understand and fathom whether he is having a vision or not
how does Lady Macbeth portray guilt?
before her death, she is sleepwalking/ hallucinating about blood on her hands and how they cannot undo the act they have committed- “what’s done cannot be undone”
what is important about the line “We’d jump the life to come”?
Macbeth knows committing murder will sacrifice his place in Heaven- this is enough to make him not want to commit the regicide- showing how important religion was in Jacobean times
“but wherefore could I not pronounce Amen?”
Macbeth is scared and feels guilty immediately as he knows he has not be forgiven by God and never will
what does the phrase “I had most need of blessing mean?”
reveals his regret- he needs to gain his innocence again
what does “stuck in my throat convey?”
evokes the image of a barrier blocking Macbeth from God
“to know my deed, t’were best not know my self”
the idea of him being a valiant and honourable hero has died along with Duncan
he would rather be unconscious or forget who he is rather than realise and acknowledge what he has done
