Macbeth Quotes on Guilt

Question 1

macbeth is already feeling guilty when he sees the dagger that leads him to duncan

Answer 1

“a dagger of the mind, a false creation proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain”

Question 2

macbeth images he hears this when he kills duncan, further highlighting the weight of guilt he is under

Answer 2

“me thought i heard a voice cry, sleep no more: macbeth does murder sleep”

Question 3

after the murder, macbeth expresses his fear that he will never be free from the guilt of the act

Answer 3

“with all great neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?”

Question 4

while lady macbeth it is easy to rid them of that guild

Answer 4

“a little water clears us of this deed”

Question 5

macbeth sees banquo’s ghost - the manifestation of his guilt reflects that murder only leads to revenge

Answer 5

“it will have blood they say, blood will have blood”

Question 6

lady macbeth, now overwhelmed with guilt, can not rid herself of the metaphorical blood on her hand

Answer 6

“out damned spot! out i say!”

Question 7

as he prepares to fight macduff, macbeth considers the guilt he must carry for the murder of macduff’s family

Answer 7

“my soul is too much charged with blood of thine already”