In Shakespeare's Macbeth there are four motifs that I think really make up this story, namely sleep, hallucinations, innocence and guilt. If you think about it, these all go hand in hand, without sleep you can eventually start to hallucinate, when after doing something wrong that causes the lack of sleep you can lose your innocence and just gain a lot of guilt. Sleep shows someone's innocence, and after Macbeth's dirty deed, he lacked sleep, gaining guilt and hallucinations. What will so much power give Macbeth if he has a guilty conscience and cannot even continue his life in peace. The theme of sleep, hallucinations, innocence and guilt is prevalent in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Throughout the piece, the dream world and the conscious world become deeper and deeper. “A heavy call weighs on me like lead, and yet I do not want to sleep. Merciful powers, Hold back in me the cursed thoughts to which nature Gives in to rest! (Shakespeare's Macbeth Act 2, scene 1, lines 4-9). Anxious, troubled and worried, Banquo keeps thinking about the witch's prophecies, and with so many things running through his mind, he is unable to sleep. Banquo has a lot on his mind, probably because he knows or feels that something bad is going to happen soon, and this was just a sign. Soon after all this thinking, Macbeth murders Duncan, because of this terrible act Macbeth lost sleep and has now lost his innocence. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth show no remorse (yet), what will their actions lead to in the future. Only the innocent can sleep, and Macbeth is no longer innocent. Sleep is necessary to rest, to rest the mind, to relax, no sleep equals hallucinations, fatigue, drowsiness, etc. Although Macbeth has done this to himself, he has not yet realized it, but the time will come and he will soon see what he has done. Again, what's the point of having so much power if you're not at peace. Now that Duncan is dead, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth can become king and queen of