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lelz
lelz
Student
High School - 11th Grade

What can "these hangman's hands" suggest  about Macbeth in act 2 scene ii?

What other things can it suggest?

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Posted by lelz on Monday October 27, 2008 at 1:24 PM and tagged with hangman, macbeth.

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  1. slauritzen
    slauritzen Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    He recognizes his guilt and that he has caused the death of Duncan and the two guards. He had to be "pushed" into by Lady Macbeth, but now that "the bell cannot be unrung," he trying to deal with what is left of his conscience. This is in stark contrast to Lady Macbeth who never deals with what she is done. She is always in such a hurry to cover things up and move past them, that she never works through these issues and that is her ultimate undoing.

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    Posted by slauritzen on Monday October 27, 2008 at 3:25 PM