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Macbeth guilt - Coggle Diagram
Macbeth guilt
"i heard a voice cry 'sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep"
sleep
disturbed mentally
Macbeth inability to sleep after Duncan's murder
shows profound phycological and moral consequences of his brutal actions
traditionally a restorative state
a unattainable brutally for Macbeth
signifying his unchangeable loss of innocence and inner torment
permanent state of mind
reason why he has lost this historical state
leading to his mental and physical decline
he is a tragic hero
by 'murdering sleep
he has disturbed his own peace and the natural order
no point in returning as he becomes a carcass of insanity
the exclamatory phrase 'sleep no more!'
highlights Macbeths guilt and mental unravelling
he is descending in to a mental chaos
adds emotional weight this is marking his critical discovery about him self
as if he realised his permanent loss of innocence
he will no longer be rested and be permanently tormented by his guilt
when Macbeth kills king Duncan he has violated the sacred order
it is a great sin against god and the hierarchy