Macbeth

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of the burden of guilt that weighed so heavily on his tormented mind. He pictures Duncan’s blood staining the entire ocean red. Immediately after murdering Duncan, ’s guilt is brought on much like a large gaping gash while Lady ’s guilt is more like a small cut that in time festers into a massive lesion. Lady 's remark "wash this filthy witness from your hand, ” (I,ii, 47). This illustrates quite clearly that that she has far less immediate guilt for the crime and rather more physical repugnance towards her husband’s blood stained hands.
“ It will have blood they say; blood will have blood”, (III,iv,122) says this knowing that the murder he committed must be avenged. The only logical conclusion that can be drawn from this is that foresees his execution as the inevitable conclusion to his evil deeds. This foreshadows his death and highlights how none of his efforts to wash his hands clean of Duncan’s murder succeed. The same symbol of and Lady ’s malicious actions not being washed ...

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