guilt quotes Flashcards
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Macbeth feels overwhelming guilt after killing Duncan; he believes not even the sea can cleanse him.
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?”
In contrast to Macbeth, Lady Macbeth initially dismisses guilt she wants water to clear them up — but this changes dramatically later.
“A little water clears us of this deed.”
Macbeth (Act 3, Scene 2)
Macbeth is tormented by guilt and paranoia, showing how guilt drives his descent into further violence. connotes with animals
“O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!”
In her madness, she imagines blood on her hands, revealing how guilt eventually destroys her.
repetition of “OUT”
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say!”
In her madness, she imagines blood on her hands, revealing how guilt eventually destroys her.
repetition of “OUT”
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say!”