Examples Of Sins In Macbeth

“A little water clears us of this deed”, (Lady Macbeth, Act II, scene ii). Onward, Lady Macbeth claims water can eliminate any sins, including murder. Although, water can only cleanse the skin, it cannot cleanse the mind. Because water cannot cleanse the mind from murder, it can drive a person mad. Examples of this are portrayed in the novel, Macbeth. Macbeth has a theme of hallucinations due to the guilty conscious of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Continuing, Macbeth is the first to have a vision. Ongoing, Macbeth is the first to have a hallucination, but not out of remorse. Instead, he experiences the vision from willpower. Macbeth is told he will be king one day by three witches. He is motivated to be royalty by the “true” prophecy, thus doing anything to be the next King. The only way Macbeth thought he could become next in line was to murder King Duncan (the current ruler). Forward, because he plans to kill Duncan, he begins to go mad. He envisions a dagger before him. The dagger is concealed in blood. Moreover, the handle is towards him, as in ready for Macbeth to grasp. Furthermore, the weapon is facing downwards toward King Duncan’s chamber, proving that …show more content…
Macbeth kills Banquo in the beginning because he believes Banquo is a threat. Earlier, Banquo and Macbeth run into the three witches in the forest. The three witches claim Banquo is not a threat, but his descendants will be. Due to this statement, Macbeth automatically believes he should kill his best friend because his descendants will have the thrown, and not Macbeth’s descendants (Act 1, scene 3). Since Macbeth’s prophecies came true, Macbeth thinks Banquo’s will, too. Macbeth then hires murderers to eliminate Banquo. Afterwards, Macbeth spots Banquo’s ghost at a banquet. Macbeth is the only one that can see the apparition. Thus, the ghost is a sign of his guilty conscious. Furthermore, Lady Macbeth is next to see manifestations, but not