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Crime And Punishment In Macbeth Research Paper

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Crime and Punishment In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, guilt can punish people even if they are not caught, which is illustrated by the downfall of the Macbeths. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both from Scotland kill in order to become king and queen. Lady Macbeth helps Macbeth kill Duncan. After the murder, Macbeth feels guilty immediately after the murder; however, Lady Macbeth does not feel guilty until later on. Even though they are never punished by the law, the guilt they feel is a form of punishment.
In the play Lady Macbeth took part in murdering Duncan but later on feels guilty. Lady Macbeth reflects on the consequences of his murder: “naught's had, all’s spent where our desire is got without content ‘tis safer to be that which

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