Character Profile: Lady Macbeth
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<h2>Guilt and Madness</h2>
<p>Lady Macbeth starts as the ruthless catalyst for the plot but ends consumed by guilt.</p>
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<li><b>Beginning:</b> "Unsex me here" (Asking to lose her feminine conscience to commit murder).</li>
<li><b>End:</b> "Out, damned spot!" (Hallucinating blood that won't wash away, symbolizing permanent guilt).</li>
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<p><b>Homework Help:</b> Compare her mental decline with Macbeth's mental hardening. As he grows more violent, she grows more fragile.</p>
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Guilt and Madness Lady Macbeth starts as the ruthless catalyst for the plot but ends consumed by guilt. Beginning: "Unsex me here" (Asking to lose her feminine conscience to commit murder). Read the full notes above for the details.
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