Macbeth-Blood
Blood is essential to every human beings survival. It is a fluid circulating throughout the body that carries nutrients and oxygen to the tissues in exchange for life and if this was somehow lost then the life would also be lost. No matter what caused the loss of blood, if it were jealousy, revenge, guilt or treachery the life would still be forfeit. In Macbeth there are many symbolic gestures towards blood, which ultimately develop into the main dominating theme of the play. In the beginning of the play blood is symbolized for ones honor and courage, half way through the play blood symbolizes treachery and treason, and towards the end of the play blood symbolizes guilt and grief. Bloodshed also gives one power and with power there comes great responsibility. Macbeth is a play stained in blood that has many symbolic measures to it.The first reference of blood is one of honor, and occurs when Duncan sees the injured sergeant and says, "What bloody man is that?"(Act 1 Sc 2 line 1) This is symbolic of the brave fighter who has been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says, "Which smok'd with bloody execution"(Act 1 Sc 2 line 18), he is referring to Macbeth's braveness i
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Approximate Word count = 831
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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