1. Visions and Hallucinations in Macbeth
In this play, the floating dagger and the imaginary voice were his hallucinations just before and after committing the murder of King Duncan, and they both precisely demonstrated Macbeth's fear and guilt. ... If we see the hallucination of the dagger as a sign that revealed the conflict and fear in his mind, at this point his conscience had started to severely corrupt as he was haunted by those imaginary voices spoken in the name of guilt. ... In order to maintain his power and heal his mental insecurity, he hired murderers to kill his friend Banquo who was believed to be the threat to...
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- Grade Level: High School