macbeth
I am going to prove that in the playMacbeth, a symbol of blood is portrayed often(and with different meanings), and that it is a symbol that is developed until it is the dominating theme of the play towards the end of it. To begin with, I found the word "blood", or different forms of it forty-two times (ironically, the word fear is used forty-two times), with several other passages dealing with the symbol. Perhaps the best way to show how the symbol of blood changes throughout the play, is to follow the character changes in Macbeth. First he is a brave honoured soldier, but as the play progresses, he becomes a treacherous person who has become identified with death and bloodshed and shows his guilt in different forms. The first reference of blood is one of honour, and occurs when Duncan sees the injured sergeant and says "What bloody man is that?". This is symbolic of the brave fighter who been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says "Which smok'd with bloody execution", he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. After
with blood. Macbeth knows in his mind that she is having way, and perhaps the most vivid use of the symbol blood, is says this instead. Lady Macbeth shows the most vivid thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out." After the out about this sleepwalking, he tells Macbeth "As she is knows it will deflect the guilt from her and Macbeth to the that Lady Macbeth is having fantasies or dreams that deal Macduff replies, "I have no words, my voice is in my sword, deeds which she is about to commit. Lady Macbeth knows
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Approximate Word count = 790
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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