Some of the most obvious sources of guilt are Lady Macbeth's downfall. In the first scene of act five, Lady Macbeth enters the stage, but not as the assertive woman from earlier in the play. Lady Macbeth begins to suffer from sleepwalking and her health slowly begins to decline. Ironically, just as she was telling her husband to get rid of his guilt earlier in the play, she begins to "wash her arms" and says, "Out the damn place!" Outside, I say! As well as “Yet, who would have thought that the old man had so much blood in him?” (Act 5, scene 1, lines 30-34). Personally, I believe that the blood she mentions is a reference to her guilt and shame and she feels that the only way to get rid of it is to "wash" and "scrub" it. She also refers to King Duncan as the old man, the only person who troubled his countenance. "The thane of life had a wife. Where is she now? What, will these hands never be clean?" (). After continually rubbing her arm, Lady Macbeth exclaims: “Listen again to the smell of blood. All the perfumes of Arabia will not soften this little hand. (). Lady Macbeth finally realizes that she cannot let go of her guilt associated with the murders. I think she really feels responsible for the murders committed by Macbeth and a few scenes later she gives up on her own life. This action could be interpreted as Lady Macbeth's breaking point from all the guilt and