Which character uses soliloquies to express guilt and madness?
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Correct answer: Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking monologue ('Out, damned spot') and earlier soliloquies express overwhelming guilt and psychological collapse, revealing the true cost of her ruthless ambition.
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