* They try to blame the murder on someone else. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth try to frame the grooms for Duncan's murder. They plant the bloody daggers on the grooms and leave them in Duncan's room.
* They try to hide their guilt. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both start to show signs of guilt after the murder. Macbeth becomes paranoid and starts to hallucinate. Lady Macbeth becomes sleepwalking and starts to talk about the murder in her sleep.