Macbeth: Developing a Tragic Hero through Blood Imagery Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, follows a tragic hero succumbing to his over ambition. A tragic hero is a character who inevitably falls to their destruction because of a fatal flaw. Shakespeare uses an abundant amount of techniques such as blood imagery to increase the excitement of the play and, in the process, develop Macbeth as a tragic hero. Blood imagery itself, the colour and smell, plays a crucial role in showing key elements in Shakespearean tragedies. Through the use of blood imagery, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s guilt is expressed to advance the plot. Correspondingly, blood imagery is used to foreshadow the negative events that enhance the suspense. Throughout the play Macbeth, the recurrent use of blood imagery reveals important elements of the plot that would otherwise be missed, developing the tragic hero.
To start, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s guilt is intensified through the use of blood imagery presented in the play Macbeth. When sins are committed, one must …show more content…
Lady Macbeth is equally to blame for the murder of Duncan as she took advantage of Macbeth’s hamartia, influencing him to kill Duncan. As a result, Macbeth made errors in judgment that guided him to commit the deed that leads to his downfall. In addition, disgrace is the most powerful punishment one must face. When confronted by MacDuff, Macbeth confesses, “[o]f all men else I have avoided thee:/But get thee back; my soul is too much charged/With blood of thine already” (Ⅴ. Ⅷ. 5-7). Through the further use of blood imagery, Macbeth’s guilt and disgrace for the murder of MacDuff’s family is shown as he takes full responsibility for it. The quote demonstrates Macbeth’s capability to suffer and learn from his mistakes, gaining his tragic hero
To start, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s guilt is intensified through the use of blood imagery presented in the play Macbeth. When sins are committed, one must …show more content…
Lady Macbeth is equally to blame for the murder of Duncan as she took advantage of Macbeth’s hamartia, influencing him to kill Duncan. As a result, Macbeth made errors in judgment that guided him to commit the deed that leads to his downfall. In addition, disgrace is the most powerful punishment one must face. When confronted by MacDuff, Macbeth confesses, “[o]f all men else I have avoided thee:/But get thee back; my soul is too much charged/With blood of thine already” (Ⅴ. Ⅷ. 5-7). Through the further use of blood imagery, Macbeth’s guilt and disgrace for the murder of MacDuff’s family is shown as he takes full responsibility for it. The quote demonstrates Macbeth’s capability to suffer and learn from his mistakes, gaining his tragic hero