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How does sight/blindess relate to "Macbeth"? I have to write a research paper on how sight and blindness relate to Macbeth.

There are so many references to this in the play.  Check out the link below to help you do further research.  Good Luck!

http://www.clicknotes.com/macbeth/Sight.html

You can look at this in two ways; Macbeth as a character, and "Macbeth" as a play. If your teacher wants you to focus on Macbeth as a character, then think about his deeds and desires. He is "blind" to the fact that his actions will cause a great deal of harm, as referenced when he states:Stars, hide your fires;
Let not light see my black and deep desires:
The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be,
Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.  The first line is a request by Macbeth to not allow others to gain knowledge of his murderous plan/desires. The third and fourth line is a way of saying, “Hey, even if this is wrong and gruesome, I am still going to do it. ”You can think of "the lack of sight" as being figurative. It is not a literal blindness, such as a physical disability. It is a lack of knowledge that is COMPARED to blindness.Be brave. The study of literary elements is just a matter of thinking beyond the text - For example, what connection can you make between what the author wrote and what you experience in your own life/reality? Have you committed an act that you knew was morally wrong, but you still had to do it? Have you ever had someone ask you why you did something wrong, but you cannot “see” the answer?

See the attached website for other references.