Macbeth - Blood Imagery
A symbol is an object that gives a deeper insight into the underlying themes of a work or literature. In the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, the most apparent of these is blood. Blood imagery is used frequently and consistently throughout the play, in fact, theword “blood” is mentioned forty-two times! The meaning of this recurrent symbol changes with Macbeth. As Macbeth progresses from honorable to deceptive to guilty, the definition of “blood” changes as well. At first, blood is used to display courage and bravery as in Act I, Scene ? when Duncan says, “What bloody man is this?”, as an injured solider enters. He, like Macbeth,is a warrior whose blood is respectable because it was shed for his country. The soldier makes reference to Macbeth’s valiant efforts by saying that his sword “smok’d with bloody execution” when he murdered a
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Approximate Word count = 574
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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