Guilt And Punishment In Macbeth

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, the character of Macbeth is guilty of his past and the actions that he has caused, leading to lots of death and gruesome violent murders. In the Scottish play, Macbeth is overcome with negative energy, dark gruesome thoughts, and violent actions. As the play goes on the audience will notice that as time goes on, Macbeth becomes terrified for his life as his actions continue. In Act 2, Scene 2, Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are hosting king duncan for dinner, they are having a good time as they are drinking, singing, and dancing. All is great until Macbeth violently stabs and kills King Duncan to start his reign of terror. Macbeth cries “Whence is that knocking? How is't with me, when every noise appalls

Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.” (Shakespeare.2.2.56-62). Macbeth instantly regrets killing King Duncan, yet panics and begins to understand that if he gets caught he will get killed, He begins to panic about the dagger and says that the blood is forever stained on his hands, which shows that he is panicking and worried about what he has done, yet knows that he must keep going and cannot let anybody find out about what he has done, as he lets his mind continue to take over as the more death he causes, the more guilty he begins to feel. In the Scottish play, “The Tragedy of Macbeth'' Macbeth is constantly looking over his shoulder for anybody who could pose as a threat to him, he constantly alerts his servants to engage in violent murders just so he can prove a point, yet he doesn't notice the danger and harm he causes because the violence has taken over his mind. This now leads him to order the murder of Macduff and his family. He continuously cries that “The castle of Macduff I will surprise, Seize upon Fife, give to the edge o' the sword His wife, his babes, and all unfortunate souls That trace him in his

But no more sights. — Where are these gentlemen? Come, bring me where they are.” (Shakespeare.4.1.160-172). He is ordering his servants to go murder an innocent wife and her darling children because their dad ran away from them and didn't come to a dinner party, Leaving him to become guilty and worried that the bloodshed won't stop. This shows that Macbeth is guilty and is going to continue to murder people that are a threat to him because he refuses to be overthrown from the kingdom. Macbeth is guilty of his actions and understands that he will get murdered for his actions, this utimentally ends up in him becoming a gruesomely violent, and unholy ruler who orders murders towards anybody who shows a threat to him to keep him safe, yet makes him feel worse every time showing the reader that he's guilty of his