Lady Macbeth’s obsessive hand-washing and her demands for the “spot” to disappear symbolize her attempt to wash away her guilt. It mirrors the language of Macbeth in Act II, Scene II after ...

Lady Macbeth's "Out, Damned Spot!" Okay, it's probably not at the top of your Spotify playlist, but if you're feeling a little Shakespearean at the sink, just raise your voice to the words of Lady ...

But for all of her repeated hand washing, the ritual cannot cleanse her of her consuming guilt, and by Act V the stubborn blood stains have driven the illegitimate queen to madness and suicide. Cruel ...

Consumed with guilt for assassinating King Duncan, Lady Macbeth suffers hallucinations of bloody spots on her hands. She rubs them to wash them and free herself from guilt but fails.

"I feel like Lady MacBeth, constantly scrubbing my hands," says Nurith Aizenman, global health correspondent for NPR. She arrived in Liberia this week as part of a team covering the Ebola outbreak ...

"I feel like Lady MacBeth, constantly scrubbing my hands," says Nurith Aizenman, global health correspondent for NPR. She arrived in Liberia this week as part of a team covering the Ebola outbreak. In ...