to our sense of Macbeth's growing insanity. Eventually Lady Macbeth's final

scene is enhanced with the use of blood imagery which reflects her guilt.

Shakespeare's use of imagery connects the feeling of horror from audience to

Macbeth held such potential for himself. He was honoured Thane of Cawdor, and who knows what else Duncan had in store for him. Unfortunately he chose not to

find out, by murdering the king. The scene of Duncan's murder (II, ii)

demonstrates the guilt and feeling that the blood diffuses into the air. When

he returns to his chamber Lady Macbeth notices that he has brought back the

blood covered daggers with him. She persuades him to bring them back to the

scene of death, but he refuses by saying " I'll go no more. I am afraid to

think what I have done; Look on't again I dare not. " Lady Macbeth responds

ruthlessly to her husband, " Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers. The

sleeping and the dead are but as pictures. 'Tis the eye of child hood that fears

gate. Come, come, come, come, give me your hand! What's done cannot be undone.

sleep again because of this terrible deed he has committed, " Methought I heard

many unusual states. She has been known to sleep walk, continuously rubbing her

a child and went by herself to smear blood upon the kings grooms so it will seem

progresses blood develops a very significant meaning. The blood that is shed

holds a lot of guilt within. The blood has finally gotten to her head. The

What will these hands ne'er be clean... Here's the smell of the blood still...

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