enough strength to deal with the consequences and the repercussions of his

destructive actions. He does not realize the pain and anguish he will cause

himself if he kills the king because he has ignored his conscience. In

Macbeth there "is, a strong possibility that there is a real question as to

weather or not sin is thoroughly felt in the conscience of Macbeth after he

has heard the voice crying at night." (Jorgensen 182). The conscience is the

part of the mind that has morals and looks at each situation critically. It sees

the positive and negative outcomes and provides reason to overcome difficult

circumstances. If Macbeth in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth had

realized the importance of a good and clean conscience, he might have been

able to avoid his tragic downfall. If everyone listened to their initial instincts,

then people would consistently make mistake after mistake. Most people's

first instinct is to please them selves. Lady Macbeth realizes that Macbeth is

not sure of what the right choice is, but she is there to push and prod him into

doing what she wants. Macbeth's conscience is undecided in the benefits of

And to be more than what you were, you would

conscience does not show itself again because of the transformations that he

looks too much like her father and she would fell badly about it. The irony

are able to see for the first time that her morals and conscience prevail over

Hazlitt, William. (critical extract) Major Literary Characters: Macbeth. ED.

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Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)