Macbeth

Macbeth
Clan Canmore. . . . . . . Clan Macbeth. . . . . . . Clan MacDuff. . . . . . Clan Stuart

HAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . NIGHT. . . . . . . . . ,SLEEP

Quotable Quotes

Act II Question:

In Scene iii, when Duncan's corpse is discovered, Macbeth utters a hypocritical lament beginning, "Had I but died . .." But is it really hypocritical? The critic A.C. Bradley argues that, although the speech is meant to be a lie, it actually contains "Macbeth's profoundest feelings."
 * **Explain this apparent contradiction.**
 * **How does Macbeth feel about having murdered Duncan?**
 * **What clues tell you how he feels?**