Macbeth is an honorable warrior that loves his country, or so it seems. As the story progresses Macbeth falls from a man of great stature and nobility to a subhuman creature that kills for pure enjoyment. After Macbeth learns of his potential power he turns into a power hungry lunatic that will do anything to further himself. This is only made worse by his twisted wife, Lady Macbeth, that belittles Macbeth and encourages him to commit the sins that, in her mind, need to be committed. Shakespeare employs blood imagery to reveal how, in true Aristotelian tragic hero fashion, Macbeth plummets from honorable subject of the king to deceptive traitor and sociopath, ultimately transforming into a diabolical tyrant who must be overthrown to bring
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This blood imagery is Macbeth’s last feeling of guilt before he descends into the darkness. It scares him because he knows that the act is wrong but he goes against his morals and kills Duncan anyways. The blood imagery is a strong illustration of how Macbeth goes from an honorable subject to a murderous traitor. He longs to be the King and because of this longing and belief that he should be king he betrays his king and country. At this point in the book the reader realizes that Macbeth is not the hero in this book but the villain. The reader now knows that not only is Macbeth a twisted power hungry character he is also losing his sanity. The “gouts” of blood on the dagger shows that Macbeth has not been completely consumed by his power hungry bloodlust if he stops and does not go through with his plot he could save his soul. Alas Macbeth chooses to not save his soul and condemns himself to …show more content…
He continues to kill and leaves more and more blood in his wake. In 3.1 Macbeth orders the murders of his longtime best friend, Banquo, and his son, Fleance. This shows that Macbeth is completely devoid of emotion. To kill is one thing but to kill one’s closest friend in life shows lunacy and is the work of a sociopath. This cold act is not the only part of Macbeth that makes him a sociopath. His contempt for others and his belief that he is above everyone else even though he killed to get where he is contributes to this image. Along with his general disdain for and belief that life is a trivial, meaningless thing. This lack of conscience and antisocial attitude that Macbeth comes to portray paints the sociopathic picture of
This blood imagery is Macbeth’s last feeling of guilt before he descends into the darkness. It scares him because he knows that the act is wrong but he goes against his morals and kills Duncan anyways. The blood imagery is a strong illustration of how Macbeth goes from an honorable subject to a murderous traitor. He longs to be the King and because of this longing and belief that he should be king he betrays his king and country. At this point in the book the reader realizes that Macbeth is not the hero in this book but the villain. The reader now knows that not only is Macbeth a twisted power hungry character he is also losing his sanity. The “gouts” of blood on the dagger shows that Macbeth has not been completely consumed by his power hungry bloodlust if he stops and does not go through with his plot he could save his soul. Alas Macbeth chooses to not save his soul and condemns himself to …show more content…
He continues to kill and leaves more and more blood in his wake. In 3.1 Macbeth orders the murders of his longtime best friend, Banquo, and his son, Fleance. This shows that Macbeth is completely devoid of emotion. To kill is one thing but to kill one’s closest friend in life shows lunacy and is the work of a sociopath. This cold act is not the only part of Macbeth that makes him a sociopath. His contempt for others and his belief that he is above everyone else even though he killed to get where he is contributes to this image. Along with his general disdain for and belief that life is a trivial, meaningless thing. This lack of conscience and antisocial attitude that Macbeth comes to portray paints the sociopathic picture of