Lady Macbeth talked Macbeth into killing his cousin, King Duncan of Scotland, who was a guest in his house at the time.
After killing Duncan, Macbeth could not sleep. He feels the guilt and is terrified
The spot represents the guilt and psychological burden of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. It symbolizes their conscience and the irreversible consequences of their actions, particularly the murder of King Duncan. The spot cannot be washed away, showing that their guilt will haunt them forever.
NO! Lady Macbeth does not kill king Duncan's Guard Macbeth does to prove his guilt.
Lady Macbeth was stricken with guilt. She was not actually "sick" but rather mentally disturbed.
Lady Macbeth's plan is to manipulate her husband, Macbeth, into killing King Duncan so that he can take the throne. She encourages Macbeth to be ruthless and ambitious in order to achieve their goal of becoming king and queen. However, her plan ultimately leads to their downfall as they descend into guilt and madness.
At the beginning of the play Macbeth feels unsure and guilty about killing King Duncan - he is supposed to be loyal towards him! Lady Macbeth plans Duncan's death without asking Macbeth first and tells him what to do. At first she is not guilty about killing him, she wants to be the stronger more manly one. After his death, guilt haunts Macbeth. However, by the end of the play the two characters have effectively swapped roles. Lady Macbeth is now driven crazy by guilt and ends up committing suicide because of it. Macbeth on the other hand is the strong powerful one, he now kills without feeling anything!
Macbeth wants to keep his plans for Banquo's murder a secret from Lady Macbeth in order to protect her innocence and shield her from the guilt associated with the crime. He also wants to maintain his power and control over the situation without involving her. Additionally, Macbeth may fear that Lady Macbeth would try to dissuade him from pursuing the murder, as she has shown signs of moral conflict and guilt in the past.
In the end, Lady Macbeth cannot cope with the guilt of killing a man coupled with the fear that her husband will kill her in turn. She loses control of her faculties, sleepwalking and muttering, and, at last, kills herself, presumably by jumping from one of the towers.
The disease is guilt. Lady Macbeth is feeling a great deal of a guilty conscience..
It was her idea to kill him and she convinced her husband to do the deed. She thought Duncan looked like her father so she basically nagged Macbeth into killing him, but she did have guilt over it.
Duncan's grooms, who he and Lady Macbeth have framed for the murder of Duncan. He claims to have been infuriated at their apparent guilt, when in fact he just wanted to shut them up.
extreme guilt and nightmares