A huge theme that runs throughout Macbeth is the feeling of guilt. Guilt is a feeling of having committed wrong or failed in an obligation. This theme is shown first with Macbeth when he goes to kill Duncan and the bloody dagger was shown. It’s also shown when he starts seeing ghosts of Duncan and Banquo after he kills them. Lastly, it’s shown in Lady Macbeth when she starts sleepwalking. This feeling lingers over the tragedy of Macbeth immensely. In Act I, guilt isn’t shown much, but it foreshadows the murderous ways of Macbeth. Macbeth is known in the play already to be a gruesome, well-respected fighter. This is shown in the scene where he is described “he unseamed him from the nave to th’ chops,”. Starting with the witches telling Macbeth he would become king, Macbeth started to show early signs of greed. Then, when Malcolm is named heir to the throne, Macbeth declares his joy, however he then figures that Malcolm stands between him and the throne. This is where the feeling of greed starts to take over. …show more content…
He claims that he hasn’t thought about the witches prophecies’, although their foreshadowing is what makes him think of killing Duncan in the first place. Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan and he first reacts with timidity, but then finally agrees. He begins to get feelings of guilt when he sees a bloody dagger floating. He claims to see a “dagger of the mind, a false creation / Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain,” This shows the unease of Macbeth toward killing Duncan. This hallucination is the first of many Macbeth and his wife