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He has imagined someone saying that he has killed sleep, and that Macbeth will sleep no more. This means that no visitor will be safe in Macbeth's home, for they can be doomed to the same fate King Duncan had endured. Because of his guilt, Macbeth will no longer sleep peacefully.

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she hears an owl scream and a cricket cry.

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Well, he saw a dagger floating in midair with no visible means of support. When Macbeth tried to grab it, his hand went right through it. It sounds like a hallucination all right.

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A voice saying "Sleep no more!"

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