Prior to Duncan’s murder, Macbeth is decisive and able-minded. Once he sees the error of his ways, he finds that “there are days [he] might not make it/There are days [he] might start breaking” (1-2). His distress caused by the amount of guilt placed upon him leaves him questioning whether or not he will be able to get through his situation at hand. Macbeth suffers from severe trauma, inasmuch he has strong hallucinations about items which were involved in the first murder. As Macbeth believes in what his brain is tricking him to see, he wonders if “this is a dagger which [he] sees before [him]/The handle toward [his] hand? Come, let [him] clutch [it]” (II.i.34-35). These hallucinations are a result of his guilt towards Lady Macbeth planting the daggers on the guards while they are sleeping. As a result of Lady Macbeth’s commands, her husband is left in a moral dilemma as he has not only murdered, but blamed an innocent party for his own voluntary actions. Macbeth’s guilt comes with the side effects, and “when the rain starts coming down as heavy as the air/[Lady Macbeth] can find [Macbeth] dancing with the spirits in the square” (4-3). In other words, when Macbeth is finding the guilt too much to bear, he can be found believing the impossible. His symptoms begin to set in and consequently leave him in distress and disarray. As a result, “there are places [Macbeth does not] remember/There are faces [he does not] remember” as his insanity sets in. His understanding for the magnitude of the crime he commits leaves him mentally paralyzed in a manner which prevents him from standing up for
Prior to Duncan’s murder, Macbeth is decisive and able-minded. Once he sees the error of his ways, he finds that “there are days [he] might not make it/There are days [he] might start breaking” (1-2). His distress caused by the amount of guilt placed upon him leaves him questioning whether or not he will be able to get through his situation at hand. Macbeth suffers from severe trauma, inasmuch he has strong hallucinations about items which were involved in the first murder. As Macbeth believes in what his brain is tricking him to see, he wonders if “this is a dagger which [he] sees before [him]/The handle toward [his] hand? Come, let [him] clutch [it]” (II.i.34-35). These hallucinations are a result of his guilt towards Lady Macbeth planting the daggers on the guards while they are sleeping. As a result of Lady Macbeth’s commands, her husband is left in a moral dilemma as he has not only murdered, but blamed an innocent party for his own voluntary actions. Macbeth’s guilt comes with the side effects, and “when the rain starts coming down as heavy as the air/[Lady Macbeth] can find [Macbeth] dancing with the spirits in the square” (4-3). In other words, when Macbeth is finding the guilt too much to bear, he can be found believing the impossible. His symptoms begin to set in and consequently leave him in distress and disarray. As a result, “there are places [Macbeth does not] remember/There are faces [he does not] remember” as his insanity sets in. His understanding for the magnitude of the crime he commits leaves him mentally paralyzed in a manner which prevents him from standing up for