Violence is something that is driven by anger or fear, and it is a natural and popular human behavior. Violence is a behavior that harms or damages someone, and the violent action could also hurt the person committing the action. One’s violent nature is a harm to themselves and the people around them. It can harm oneself, for along with violent deeds comes the idea of guilt. Guilt is a psychological emotion that forms from doing a deed that one deems wrong. If one were to commit something that was wrong, or harm another, a burden of constant reminders of one’s wrongdoings sticks with them. Along with guilt of violent deeds, there are physical traits such as blood. Blood is associated with death, sickness, life, and more. Throughout Shakespeare’s
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Because blood is associated with violence, and blood is a constant pattern throughout Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, the motif of blood resonates that one’s violent actions will continue to haunt one. One way in which the author explains the theme is through using blood as a metaphor, conveying that deeds will envelope one. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are talking after the party, and Macbeth discusses his plans on going to see the witches to determine his future. “I am in blood stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er” (III, 4, ll. 136-138. The aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid Macbeth realizes that he is so far into this path and going back is just as hard as continuing to move forward. Blood, in this case, is used as a metaphor for his unnatural doings. Blood also represents the murders he committed. Because he’s too far deep to go back, it is enveloping him, for he will fully be submerged into this path. Macbeth is now going to act before thinking, which shows that he is a completely changed person by his deeds. Him only now acting before thinking shows he once acted before his …show more content…
What he has done has changed him as a human being, and he can no longer live how he used to. He must change according to his crimes and this shows that he is being swallowed by his actions and can’t return. The continuous pattern of the mention of blood conveys how one’s cruelty will continue to follow throughout one’s life. Right after the hired murderers killed Banquo, per Macbeth’s request, Macbeth begins to see Banquo’s ghost. Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost at the head of the table, but no one else can see it. He begins to go crazy while at the banquet, and Lady Macbeth has to excuse everyone when Macbeth says, “It will have blood, they say. Blood will have blood” (III, 4, l. 122). This sentence says that the dead will take their revenge. Macbeth acknowledging this shows he knows his actions are following him and the haunting is part of these consequences. He knows that the ghost of Banquo will take revenge against him. Through the murder being committed, and Macbeth being haunted by Banquo’s ghost, it shows how his cruelty is following him. His unnatural deed creates an unnatural
Because blood is associated with violence, and blood is a constant pattern throughout Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, the motif of blood resonates that one’s violent actions will continue to haunt one. One way in which the author explains the theme is through using blood as a metaphor, conveying that deeds will envelope one. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are talking after the party, and Macbeth discusses his plans on going to see the witches to determine his future. “I am in blood stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er” (III, 4, ll. 136-138. The aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid aforesaid Macbeth realizes that he is so far into this path and going back is just as hard as continuing to move forward. Blood, in this case, is used as a metaphor for his unnatural doings. Blood also represents the murders he committed. Because he’s too far deep to go back, it is enveloping him, for he will fully be submerged into this path. Macbeth is now going to act before thinking, which shows that he is a completely changed person by his deeds. Him only now acting before thinking shows he once acted before his …show more content…
What he has done has changed him as a human being, and he can no longer live how he used to. He must change according to his crimes and this shows that he is being swallowed by his actions and can’t return. The continuous pattern of the mention of blood conveys how one’s cruelty will continue to follow throughout one’s life. Right after the hired murderers killed Banquo, per Macbeth’s request, Macbeth begins to see Banquo’s ghost. Macbeth sees Banquo’s ghost at the head of the table, but no one else can see it. He begins to go crazy while at the banquet, and Lady Macbeth has to excuse everyone when Macbeth says, “It will have blood, they say. Blood will have blood” (III, 4, l. 122). This sentence says that the dead will take their revenge. Macbeth acknowledging this shows he knows his actions are following him and the haunting is part of these consequences. He knows that the ghost of Banquo will take revenge against him. Through the murder being committed, and Macbeth being haunted by Banquo’s ghost, it shows how his cruelty is following him. His unnatural deed creates an unnatural