Immediately after the murder of Duncan, Macbeth’s guilt hits an all time high and he goes insane. With his fear of getting caught, his senses are heightened and he starts jumping at every little noise, which hints he is not in a rightset of mind. Since his mindset is so far off after the murder, he mistakenly brings the murder weapons with him. Lady Macbeth immediately orders them out of the room but Macbeth states he will “go no more...I am afraid to think about what I’ve done” (2.2 65-66). Macbeth’s guilt is also overwhelming when he feels as though there is so much blood on his hands it will fill a red sea. Lady Macbeth is affected by the guilt of Duncan’s murder too. She hallucinates in her sleep that there is blood on her hands, despite her obsessive washing, much like Macbeth when the blood also triggers his hallucinations. Blood is also used as a symbol for guilt. When trying to wash the invisible blood off her hands, Lady Macbeth is really trying to rid herself away for being supportive of the
Immediately after the murder of Duncan, Macbeth’s guilt hits an all time high and he goes insane. With his fear of getting caught, his senses are heightened and he starts jumping at every little noise, which hints he is not in a rightset of mind. Since his mindset is so far off after the murder, he mistakenly brings the murder weapons with him. Lady Macbeth immediately orders them out of the room but Macbeth states he will “go no more...I am afraid to think about what I’ve done” (2.2 65-66). Macbeth’s guilt is also overwhelming when he feels as though there is so much blood on his hands it will fill a red sea. Lady Macbeth is affected by the guilt of Duncan’s murder too. She hallucinates in her sleep that there is blood on her hands, despite her obsessive washing, much like Macbeth when the blood also triggers his hallucinations. Blood is also used as a symbol for guilt. When trying to wash the invisible blood off her hands, Lady Macbeth is really trying to rid herself away for being supportive of the