Shakespeare leaves out the physical act of murder in Act 2 because he is trying to convey how guilt consumes peoples and destroys their lives, which is shown when Macbeth feels guilty after murdering Duncan. When he returns from killing Duncan, Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth “Methought I heard a voice cry ‘Sleep no more! Macbeth has murdered sleep’-the innocent sleep”(II.ii.47-48). After murdering Duncan, Macbeth hears voices that accuse him of murdering sleep. The fact that Macbeth is hearing voices shows that guilt is driving him insane. The guilt affects Macbeth so much that he After Lady Macbeth leaves, Macbeth says tries to wash the blood off of his hands: “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hands? No, this my hand
