How Does Macbeth Deal With Guilt

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In the book, Macbeth has guilt even before the crime is committed. Lady deals with it after. The monologues that the class memorized are the exact points where their guilt is displayed. After Duncan is dead, Macbeth gets worse. He starts to not feel anything. He becomes heartless and goes on a killing spree. Its as if he lost all his morals. Even in act 4, he said he would do whatever came to his mind. He has no filter now. He has become cold and not loving at all. There is not really a scene where he and Lady are together. Their relationship has changed. Personally, I think they would get closer because they would bond with the guilt; but really they grew apart. They both dealt with the guilt, but in different ways. He ignored it and used

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