In the final acts of Shakespeare's Macbeth the motiff blood plays a big role. It adds drama and shows how influencial the sight of blood is to many people. For instance, on page 356,Act 5, Scene 3, .lines 17-20Macbeth say"Go prick thy face and over-red thy fear, thou lily-livered boy. What soldiers, patch? Death of thy soul! Those linen cheeks of thine Are counselors to fear. What soldiers, whey-face?" In this passage Macbeth suggests that the servant cut his face so that blood will hide his cowardice . This adds drama and states the sight of blood makes people look lss cowardly and may scare another thus giving Macbeth power over his enemy. In act 4 scene, scene 1, page 335 ,
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