Guilt

Question 1

Regicide

Answer 1

Worst crime against god, Macbeth was destroyed so quickly

Question 2

Origins of psychology

Answer 2

Macbeth explores the origins of guilt, causes madness

Question 3

Banquo: ‘I dreamt of the weird sisters’

Answer 3

He is obsessed with the prophecies. Doesn’t reveal his suspicions on Macbeth as Fleance would not become king.

Question 4

Daggers

Answer 4

Guilt makes him see the daggers

Question 5

Sleep no more, Macbeth does murder sleep

Answer 5

Guilt robs him of his sleep, divine punishment

Question 6

Banquo’s ghost

Answer 6

‘I tell you yet again Banquo’s buried’-LM.

Macbeth is hallucinating due to guilt

Question 7

LM’s guilt

Answer 7

‘Here’s the smell of blood still’, sleepwalks, unconscious mind won’t allow her to rest until she is punished

Question 8

Macduff’s guilt

Answer 8

‘My wife and children’s ghosts will haunt me still’

- can’t escape guilt of leaving fam unprotected to fight have Macbeth

Question 9

Macduff guilt fuels him

Answer 9

Macduff uses guilt of abandoning family to fuel his desire to kill Macbeth.
(Guilt is never a positive force is Macbeth, instead of keeping morality it drives people to more and more violence)

Question 10

Guilt

Answer 10

(Guilt is never a positive force is Macbeth, instead of keeping morality it drives people to more and more violence)