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Macbeth Guilty Conscience

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A guilty conscience can be toxic. In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare is about guilt and reveals that having a guilty conscience can have a strong influence on people and can drive people to insanity. Macbeth is a victim of guilt and anyone can see that it slowly eats him up. Macbeth instantly feels guilt after he kills Duncan, “This is a sorry sight (2.2.19).” The gravity of what Macbeth has just done begins to be understood as he looks at his bloody hands. “...How is’t with me when every noise appalls me? What hands are here? Ha, they pluck out mine eyes (2.2.56-57).” Macbeth cannot fathom that he has actually killed Duncan. After Banquo is assassinated under Macbeth’s command, guilt digs deeper into Macbeth’s conscience

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