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With the death of Duncan, guilt was carried around and is frequently brought up by the symbol of blood. Lady Macbeth becomes overwhelmed by her evil actions. “here’s the smell of blood still: all the perfumes in Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh! oh! oh!” This is spoken when lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and washing her hands. Shakespeare uses a metaphor to relate the guilt that Lady Macbeth is feeling to all the perfumes in Arabia, showing the grand scale of power that guilt has on someone. Her huge desire to constantly cleanse her hands of her sins, even when she is not awake, shows how deep her despair reaches. “cure her of that: canst though not the minister to a mind diseases” Macbeth acts as if Lady Macbeth can be cured of her ‘illness’ and he speaks like he isn’t facing a similar response to his evil actions. The doctor cannot cure Lady Macbeth of her mental state. Only she can.