shakespeare guilt
shakespeare presents guilt as.....
a power more consuming and consequential than ambition
lady macbeth's quotation of irony
'My hands are of your colour but i shame to wear a heart so white'
what does this quotation mean?
metaphor, macbeth is guilty straight away this is represented through the colour white which is often associatied with purity
Lady macbeth's contrasting quotation
'what will these hands ne'er be clean'
what does this quotation mean?
she is feeling the guilt of killing the king so much that it leads to consequences of her becoming paranoyed and in a depressive state which leads to suicide
Macbeth's quotation
a1 s7 'we'd jump the life to come'
what does his quotation mean
could represent the divine right of kings and how they will be sepperated from god so will be unable to experience the peace and tranquility associated with going to heaven after death