Theme of guilt innocence and paranoia

• Macbeth's guilt is focused on the murder, as he expresses his greatest remorse directly before and after he kills Duncan. After that, his guilt comes in the form of paranoia, and this sends him on a frenzied murder spree. Shakespeare suggests guilt and conscience are more powerful than ambition.
• For Macbeth, his guilt and paranoia are constants that accompany him throughout the play. As the play progresses, his guilt and paranoia worsens. This is reflected in how Macbeth's language changes. He uses more Hellish, grotesque, and supernatural imagery his obsession with death and morality increases and he make’s repeated references to his mental troubled star and lack of sleep and becomes for crueler and brutal at the same time
• For Lady Macbeth, on the other hand, her guilt and paranoia only manifest fully in her final scenes. At the start, she orchestrates the murder and silences all of Macbeth's fears and regrets. There are subtle indications that she isn't as confident and cold as she wants to seem, but her speech is controlled and cutting. Eventually, she is completely unaware of Macbeth's actions. This division that forms both physically and mentally between the couple portrays guilt as isolating.