Exploring the supernatural as a symbol of guilt in 'Macbeth'
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I can explore how the supernatural has been used to symbolise Macbeth's guilt and divine retribution in 'Macbeth'.
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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are haunted by supernatural phenomena after committing crimes.
Perhaps Lady Macbeth and Macbeth suffer such supernatural punishment due to the extent of their "unnatural deeds".
A common Renaissance belief was there were no limits to God's vengeance.
In the Renaissance, people believed that the conscience was a tool imposed by God to inflict punishment.
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's hallucinations can be read as a symbol of their guilt as well as divine retribution.
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