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Macbeth Guilt Essay

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Guilt will always haunt you as long as it lives in your conscience. In Macbeth guilt is a very strong theme of the play and it is displayed in various ways it also ended up being the demise of some people. In the play Macbeth was pushed by his wife Lady Macbeth to kill the king so he can take over the throne, Macbeth was a little hesitant at first, but his wife manipulated him into doing so. Macbeth showed his remorse immediately after killing King Duncan he expressed to his wife “I can’t go back. I’m afraid even to think about what I’ve done. I can’t stand to look at it again.” Meanwhile Lady Macbeth represses her guilt and showed no remorse. Macbeth is soon tormented by his conscious.
Macbeth is aware that his is morally wrong he realizes

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