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Despite her initial bravado following Duncan’s murder, Lady Macbeth later becomes consumed by guilt, leading to her sleepwalking and obsessive hand-washing in Act V, where she tries in vain to wash away the imagined bloodstains.
A doctor is sent for but he cannot help Lady Macbeth because her affliction is not physical but psychological. Her illness is rooted in guilt, remorse, and psychological torment, and the doctor recognizes that her condition requires spiritual or moral, rather than medical, intervention. The doctor, although skilled in physical medicine, lacks the expertise or understanding to address Lady Macbeth’s psychological condition effectively
