How Does Lady Macbeth Show Guilt
“Can’t hide forever”:
How Lady Macbeth reveals her true self through guilt. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a character that is portrayed as evil is Lady Macbeth. Because of her controlling nature and immense want for masculinity most readers see her as evil. She is not evil because she does not commit murders herself and she also displays feelings of remorse and guilt towards the end of the play. Lady Macbeth is not truly evil because the evil she portrays is a facade; initially Lady Macbeth calls upon evil spirits because she wants to be evil then guilt causes her to kill herself. Lady Macbeth is not truly evil because in Macbeth, the evil person she portrays is a facade. She has call on spirits to take everything feminine away from …show more content…
She even reveals that she has the capability of feeling when she shows remorse for her father: “Had he not resembled may father was he slept, I had done’t” (II.ii. 12-13). Lady Macbeth expresses that if King Duncan did not resemble her father she would have killed him which indicates she does contain emotional feelings. Lady Macbeth realizes that the murder of King Duncan transforms Macbeth into a murderous savage. In this realization, Lady Macbeth feels remorseful for Macbeth’s numerous wrongdoings. In a conversation with Macbeth she says: “Things without all remedy Should be without regard: what’s done is done” (III.ii.11-12). She tells Macbeth his murders are in the past and he cannot change the past, but he can change the future which means he should not kill anymore. Lady Macbeth encouraging Macbeth to stop killing shows she feels remorse for his mistakes. Lady Macbeth showing remorseful feelings for both her father and Macbeth’s mistakes proves she is not …show more content…
She has to call spirits down to make her evil, she shows remorse and guilt and finally she is loses all sanity she has left due to guilt. She is not an evil character because she is never able to commit murder herself. Lady Macbeth is not an evil character and she covers her true self with a
How Lady Macbeth reveals her true self through guilt. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a character that is portrayed as evil is Lady Macbeth. Because of her controlling nature and immense want for masculinity most readers see her as evil. She is not evil because she does not commit murders herself and she also displays feelings of remorse and guilt towards the end of the play. Lady Macbeth is not truly evil because the evil she portrays is a facade; initially Lady Macbeth calls upon evil spirits because she wants to be evil then guilt causes her to kill herself. Lady Macbeth is not truly evil because in Macbeth, the evil person she portrays is a facade. She has call on spirits to take everything feminine away from …show more content…
She even reveals that she has the capability of feeling when she shows remorse for her father: “Had he not resembled may father was he slept, I had done’t” (II.ii. 12-13). Lady Macbeth expresses that if King Duncan did not resemble her father she would have killed him which indicates she does contain emotional feelings. Lady Macbeth realizes that the murder of King Duncan transforms Macbeth into a murderous savage. In this realization, Lady Macbeth feels remorseful for Macbeth’s numerous wrongdoings. In a conversation with Macbeth she says: “Things without all remedy Should be without regard: what’s done is done” (III.ii.11-12). She tells Macbeth his murders are in the past and he cannot change the past, but he can change the future which means he should not kill anymore. Lady Macbeth encouraging Macbeth to stop killing shows she feels remorse for his mistakes. Lady Macbeth showing remorseful feelings for both her father and Macbeth’s mistakes proves she is not …show more content…
She has to call spirits down to make her evil, she shows remorse and guilt and finally she is loses all sanity she has left due to guilt. She is not an evil character because she is never able to commit murder herself. Lady Macbeth is not an evil character and she covers her true self with a