Question

Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are partners in the murder of Duncan, and both become victims of guilt. In which two ways does their guilt manifest itself? There is two answers

lack of appetite
hallucinations
exhaustion
inability to sleep

Answer 1

Answer: inability to sleep, hallucinations

Step-by-step explanation:

Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood

Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather

The multitudinous seas incarnadine (2.2)

Macbeth speaks this line when he encounters his wife right after murdering Duncan. He refers to both the literal blood on his hand but also to his sense of guilt. He uses grand and dramatic language to imply that the blood could stain all the world’s oceans red. His language implies that the consequences of his action will not be easily hidden, even though his wife implies that blood can be simply washed away. He will forever be a changed man as a result of what he has done. Interestingly, later in the play, Lady Macbeth will also hallucinate that she has blood on her hands and is unable to get them clean, symbolizing her sense of guilt.

Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold

Thou hast no speculation in those eyes (3.4)

Macbeth speaks this line when Banquo’s ghost appears to him at the banquet. Macbeth’s vision of the ghost reveals his guilt over ordering the murder of Banquo and his young son. His sense of guilt is so powerful that he loses his sense of reality and cannot be sure whether he is having a vision or not. He speaks these lines in order to try and reassure himself that Banquo is truly dead. In doing so, Macbeth reveals that his tormented consciousness is leading him to start losing his grip on sanity.

TLDR, they are both loosing grip on reality.

Answer 2

Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth become victims of their guilt, and it manifests itself in hallucinations. Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo everywhere, whereas Lady Macbeth sees blood on her hands.