| 1. | the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action: to follow the dictates of conscience. |
| 2. | the complex of ethical and moral principles that controls or inhibits the actions or thoughts of an individual. |
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/conscience)
Macbeth was urged from the beginning by Lady Macbeth to get to the throne- as the witches predicted- by any means possible. At the end of Act III, after murdering many people, Macbeth is haunted by the ghost of Banquo.
Question 1:
Is Macbeth's conscience an important role at this point in the play? Will his conscience cause him to stop killing? Or will it just make him crazier and cause him to continue killing?
Question 2:
Has your conscience ever kept you from doing something?
How much does your conscience drive your actions?
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How much does your conscience drive your actions?
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5 comments:
I think that Macbeth's conscience is kinda weak because he is considering killing the king in act 1 and if you had a strong conscience you wouldnt even consider it. And then he eventually agrees to kill the king at the end of act 1 because of lady Macbeth which again shows his weak conscience. The in act 2 he just decided to kill more people so he really doesnt have a conscience.
I think that Macbeth's conscience isn't as strong as it should be because he's giving in to the orders of Lady Macbeth. I don't think Macbeth is doing what he believes is right, only what Lady Macbeth wants him to do. In act 2 Macbeth kills once again. He goes by what Lady Macbeth tells him and not what his conscience tells him.
I believe the ghost of Banquo may be a manifestation of the guilt Macbeth feels for murdering him. Knowing this is a tragedy, I believe his conscience will not be enough to stop his inevitable self-destruction
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At first Macbeth's conscience doesn't matter but soon it does after Banquo's death and Macbeth sees Baquo's ghost. I think his conscience will drive him to kill more and continue to kill. Eventually he will become very paranoid about everyone and how they're out to take his power/throne.
I think my conscience stops me from lots of things because you realize how unreasonable it is.
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