The downfall of the Macbeths is primarily attributed to their uncontrolled, amoral ambition. However, it is their guilt and paranoia that ultimately unravel their sanity and lead to the demise. Without the burden of guilt, they would have been driven to madness by their actions likewise. Without succumbing to paranoia, their murderous detention might have been confined to the assassination of Duncan alone. In Shakespeare's portrayal, Macbeth's guilt initially revolves around the murder himself, as seen in his intense remorse before and after Duncan's death. Thus Guit then evolves into paranoia, Welng his subsequent descent unto a Spree of klings. Shakespeare suggests that the power of guilt and conscience outweighs that of ambition in Maebeth's