Macbeth

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Term Paper Title	Macbeth
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.68

Macbeth
     In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Shakespeare proves how powerful an emotion guilt is and its destructice force upon one's conscience.  Macbeth and his wife are attributed to doing many horrific deeds in order to grasp and assure kingship for Macbeth.  Therefore, both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth must feel guilty for their crimes.  Over the course of the play this is drawn out until its lethal ending.
     Macbeth's first thought of guilt appears directly after he commits the king Duncan's murder and says to Lady Macbeth, "Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore / Cawdor / Shall sleep no more.  Macbeth shall sleep no more"(II, ii, 55-57).  This thought Macbeth relates to Lady Macbeth, is one that Macbeth states he hears a voice cry out.  This is the voice of Macbeth's conscience crying out to cease the bloodshed.  The statement that "Macbeth shall sleep no more," is showing that Macbeth's conscience will never forget this and he will be eternally plagued with guilt.
     The next appearance of Macbeth's guilty conscience comes directly after he sends his hired assassins to murder Banquo and his son.  Lady Macbeth enters Macbeth's chamber and asks why he sits and lingers upon these terrible thoughts when he has guests waiting to feast with him.  Macbeth's response is this, "Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep / In the affliction of these terrible dreams / That shake us nightly"(III, ii, 20-22).  Macbeth is telling his wife that he is in over his head and that he drowns more even now.  His conscience and guilt build as he plans Banquo's murder.  It is in this section that he relates that Duncan's murder is not the last wicked deed to be done on the matter.  Lady Macbeth doesn't apparently see Macbeth's meaning but does realize that their whole ordeal is far from over.
     Macbeth agrees to go to dinner, but quickly sees Banquo's ghost in his place at the table.  Macbeth yells at this manifestation of his...

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