Macbeth - "Cawdor shall sleep no more, Macbeth shall sleep no more"

Exclamation mark - The exclamation mark creates a sense of command. This could mean that the drunk guard is shouting the word of God, or that Macbeth himself is just hearing in his mind God's will. The divine right of kings promoted the idea that the king was in direct line to God and as such was one of the core elements of the great chain of being. In murdering the king, Macbeth has effectively destroyed faith. He has committed a crime against his own conscience, nautre and ultimately God. The voice he hears represents his conscience. It could also be an allusion to a paranoia-induced hallucination, Macbeth's relisation of the gravity of his actions disturb his mind and provoke sensory disturbances. It also links to the 10 commandments, one of which is 'Do not murder'.

Multiple identities "Cawdor shall sleep no more, Macbeth shall sleep no more" - The multiple identities shows Macbeth's confusion on not just his title, but who he is as a person. Perhaps he is trying to convince himself that part of him is innocent, that it is only a dark side that has caused him to betray his King and murder him. This links to Shakespeare's overall message that Macbeth, at least at this point, is not a total villian but a victim of manipulation from his overpowering and truly evil wife. This indecisiveness and split in Macbeth's mind can be seen in multiple other ways; he is split between wanting the crown and being loyal to Duncan, between ambition and guilt and between wanting his wife's love and going agaisnt her demands.

Exclamation mark - The exclamation mark creates a sense of command. This could mean that the drunk guard is shouting the word of God, or that Macbeth himself is just hearing in his mind God's will. The divine right of kings promoted the idea that the king was in direct line to God and as such was one of the core elements of the great chain of being. In murdering the king, Macbeth has effectively destroyed faith. He has committed a crime against his own conscience, nautre and ultimately God. The voice he hears represents his conscience. It could also be an allusion to a paranoia-induced hallucination, Macbeth's relisation of the gravity of his actions disturb his mind and provoke sensory disturbances. It also links to the 10 commandments, one of which is 'Do not murder'.

Multiple identities "Cawdor shall sleep no more, Macbeth shall sleep no more" - The multiple identities shows Macbeth's confusion on not just his title, but who he is as a person. Perhaps he is trying to convince himself that part of him is innocent, that it is only a dark side that has caused him to betray his King and murder him. This links to Shakespeare's overall message that Macbeth, at least at this point, is not a total villian but a victim of manipulation from his overpowering and truly evil wife. This indecisiveness and split in Macbeth's mind can be seen in multiple other ways; he is split between wanting the crown and being loyal to Duncan, between ambition and guilt and between wanting his wife's love and going agaisnt her demands.