Act 5, scene 1

Characters: Doctor, Lady Macbeth & Gentle-woman

Summary: In this scene Lady Macbeth enters whilst sleep walking with a candle in her hand, expressing her guilt for the murders of Lady Macduff & Banquo, she seems to see blood on her hands and claims that nothing will ever wash it off.

Quotation: “here’s the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”

Act 5, scene 2