Macbeth Guilt Essay

Macbeth has just murdered King Duncan, the leader of Scotland, and now fears that guilt will haunt him. However, Lady Macbeth assures Macbeth that the situation will blow over, leaving Macbeth as the new King of Scotland. Macbeth has not only murdered the former king, but also slept. He will be cursed to bear the guilt of the murder. This happens in the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare. Macbeth meets three witches who proclaim that he will become king. This leads him to take measures into his own hands by murdering the king after his wife, Lady Macbeth, persuades him to. After this initial murder, Macbeth struggles to act innocent and lead Scotland as a fair and powerful ruler whilst keeping his murderous rise to power hidden from those …show more content…
Macbeth struggles with internal conflict throughout the entire play. Shakespeare shows this internal conflict through the traitorous side of Macbeth's dual nature. Macbeth struggles with whether he should follow his ambitions or whether he should just live his life as normal. Macbeth decides to follow his ambition which gives him a sense of guilt as he kills the king, creating one of his personas, the traitor. His solution to his internal conflict directly leads to the entirety of Scotland going into a great panic, fearing that the war will consume Scotland. Initially, Macbeth feels guilt over this; Eventually, he accepts it and gains a sense of pride in what he has done, further developing his dual nature. This sense of hedonism that he gains slowly corrupts him as it gains traction through his other internal conflicts. Macbeth also has an internal conflict about whether he should believe the three witches which tell him that he can not die of those born from a woman. Macbeth chooses to have faith in this prophecy, which leads to him not fighting back against the Scottish