Macbeth
Act 2, Scene 1
Macbeth’s “dagger speech” is one of the most famous soliloquies in this play. What conflict is being revealed?
Macbeth’s “dagger speech” is one of the most famous soliloquies in this play. What conflict is being revealed?
The "dagger of the mind" that Macbeth sees is not "ghostly" or supernatural so much as a manifestation of the inner struggle that Macbeth feels as he contemplates the regicide. It "marshal[s] [him] the way [he] was going," leading him toward the bloody deed he has resolved to commit, haunting and perhaps also taunting him (II i 42).
Macbeth