Macbeth Act 5 Coursework Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 words

Macbeth Act 5 - Coursework Example This is another sign of ill conscience, of some cruelty committed by her. To wash someone’s hand means the person takes off responsibility for certain actions of his or of someone else. Lady Macbeth continuously trying to â€Å"wash her hands† of the blood, and it seems she does not succeed in it. It proves that Lady Macbeth’s mind is not at peace even when she sleeps. â€Å"It is an accustomed action with her, to seem/ thus washing her hands. I have known her continue in / this a quarter of an hour.† (4.1.25-27) 2. Is the murder of Duncan the only death that troubles Lady Macbeth? Answer specifically with direct quotations from the text. It is not only Duncan’s death that troubles Lady Macbeth. We do not know, if she feels guilty for many deaths her husband caused, such as the death of Macduff’s family, but we do know she feels responsible for Banquo’s murder. In her state of sleepwalking she talks to Macbeth â€Å"I tell you yet aga in, Banquo's buried; he/cannot come out on's grave.† (5.1.57-58) 3. Are you satisfied that Lady Macbeth is revealed in this state at the beginning of Act 5, or do you think that she should have had more scenes through the middle of the play? Explain your answer.