Study of Psychology in Shakespeares Macbeth

Study of Psychology in Macbeth
William Shakespeare tragedy of Macbeth is a story of a general who believes in a prophecy made by three witches that he would one day be the king. In Macbeth, William Shakespeare tragedy is about power and personal ambition. The three witches’ prophecy encourages Macbeth that is likely to be the king of Scotland. The prophecy alters Macbeth's behavior from a good soldier to a murderer. His ambitions become evident when Macbeth is encouraged by his wife to kill King Duncan to fulfill the prophecy. Since Macbeth wants to take up the throne, Macbeth sends people to kill Banquo and his sons who were prophesied by the witches that they would also rule Scotland. Macbeth actions were resulting in guilt and fears, making him commit more murder to feel safe while in power. The Tragedy of Macbeth by Shakespeare presents the mental activity and the study of murderer's consciousness through the character development of Macbeth, which ultimately destroys the psyche of the couple.
The three witches influence Macbeth's action to gain power when they predicted to him that he would one day become a king. According to Macbeth, murdering King Duncan and any other person that might prevent him from fulfilling the witches’ prophecy as predicted is necessary. Macbeth action causes many deaths from King Duncan, Banquo, her children his servant many soldiers and his death. To some extent, Macbeth plays a role in his wife's suicide because she was her accomplice. With time, having been consumed with guilt, Macbeth acknowledges his wrong deeds.
Macbeth feels extremely guilty for murdering the king; he is overwhelmed with guilt, as he can no longer think properly. Initially, he had planned to kill King Duncan only, but this was not enough to make him the king. He also kills Banquo and Macduff family. His exclamations of guilt before and after murdering King Duncan are evident in Act II. Macbeth is consumed by guilt that he cannot separate what is real from his fantasies .For example, Macbeth regrets about the murders, stating that "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green red".
The above statement shows the extent of the guilt he felt whereby he admits that the entire ocean cannot wash away all the blood on his hands. Two other scenes that show Macbeth guilt is Act 2 scene 2 that states, "Macbeth shall sleep no more," meaning that Macbeth feelings of guilt cannot permit him to live peacefully. Even before he committed the murder, Macbeth’s guilt is seen through hallucination of a floating dagger. Hallucinations signify how he is consumed by guilt. Macbeth imagines weak voices telling him "Macbeth shall sleep no more." These voices make him feel guilty and cannot go back to the scene of the crime. Macbeth realizes his mistakes ,he feels remorseful that affects him psychologically as seen in various p...