Guilt

• "Full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife" Act 3


  > His actions are poisoning him

  > Unpleasant time as king for it wasn't his time yet
• "Wish I couldst wake thou Duncan with thy knocking" Act 1


  > After Macbeth has killed Duncan

  > Regret and pain envelops him
• "These hangman hands" Act 2


  > Vivid description using the metaphor "hangman hands"

  > Alliteration of H gives a sound of ones last breath
• "Sleep no more Macbeth hath murdered sleep" Act 1


  > Links to the consequence of regicide

  > ”Murdered" same as murdered Duncan

  > Becoming sleep deprived contributing to his crazed state
• "all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?" Act 1 



  > Nothing can help him atone for his scenes

  > Guilt beginning to drown him
• “we’d jump the life to come”  Act 2