Reactions to Heinous Crimes Caused By Guilt

I think Lady Macbeth’s response to her guilt is very plausible. Lady Macbeth wringing her hands, unable to get the imaginary blood off because she participated in a horrendous crime is a plausible response. Lady Macbeth is covered by the blood of her victims that Macbeth has killed. She feels extremely guilty because the victims were innocent people who didn’t do anything wrong. Her first victim, King Duncan, was a man that greatly trusted and respected Macbeth. King Duncan viewed Macbeth as one of his favorites, but he was killed by Macbeth. The blood of Duncan and many other victims is the symbol of Lady Macbeth’s guilt. It’s a physical appearance of the guilt that Lady Macbeth can’t seem to escape. She wants to be clean and cleansed from the deed but she can’t let her guilt go so the blood stain doesn’t disappear no matter how hard Lady Macbeth tries to rid herself of it.
There are many incidents in my life that I wish to erase; some small and some large. Many times I act or say things without thinking and end up hurting many people I don’t wish to hurt. Unfortunately, what’s said is said, and what’s done is done. Even if they forgive me, I know that it’s not something that can be forgiven or forgotten easily. I am always filled with guilt because I know what I’ve done or said is unchangeable. My act may not be as heinous as Lady Macbeth’s but I feel the same guilt, but since my deed isn’t as big I am able to somewhat make up for my behavior with better behavior the next time. For Lady Macbeth, there is no turning back or erasing what she has done.
I do have things I’ve done that I wished had never happened and wished I could erase like Lady Macbeth. I didn’t wring my hands desperately to try to cleanse my hands of imaginary blood because I didn’t commit a murder, but I did a similar act of trying to rid myself of the deed. Of course, it didn’t help me overcome my guilt but I needed to do something even though it was a useless act. I think everyone is like that in the way that if they have done something really bad and there is no way for them to erase the deed either by apologizing or some other way, they would need to do some kind of a physical act as an alternate.
If I found myself wrapped up in a heinous crime as one that Lady Macbeth committed, I would most definitely be consumed with guilt. My reaction to my guilt would have been different from Lady Macbeth’s response. Guilt is a strong feeling that causes human beings to do things outside of common sense. I think such a crime would consume me with so much guilt that I would admit to the crime, which would probably get me executed. However, although I would have acted this way if I found myself committing a heinous crime I probably wouldn’t commit the act if I wasn’t prepared to face the consequences.