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Lady Macbeth Guilt Increasingly Consumed Alienated Shield Murder

Text Lady Macbeth is increasingly consumed by guilt and alienated from Macbeth as he tries to shield her from more murder.
Lady Macbeth's repression of this guilt leads to self-destructive behaviour and mental instability
At the end of the pplay, we see Lady Macbeth walking in her sleep, in terror of darkness, obsessivey washing her hands and ultimately suicidal

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