Blood is symbolized as different within the three Acts of “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare. Macbeth killing Duncan made blood an important theme. In Macbeth, blood symbolizes murder and guilt ,and Shakespeare use this to depict and portray Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s character. The physical blood is the imagined blood found throughout the play. After Duncan is murdered is when the guilt begins to reflect on Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The importance of blood grows as their guilt grows, too. The imagined blood haunts them. The constant presence of blood in the play tells how serious consequences of the characters’ actions.
In Act 1, some characters thought that the blood was a sign that Macbeth a rebellion so we was the new …show more content…
Make thick my blood,
Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse”
In the quote above from lines 40-44 in Scene 5 of Act 1, Lady Macbeth is making herself ready to be ruthless like a man. She wants to be the male, aggressive and in charge. “Unsex me here” is Lady Macbeth asking for female qualities to go away. She wants to be filled with cruelty and wants her blood to be made thick. The thick blood will stop the feminine qualities from reaching her mind. Lady Macbeth thinks that Macbeth isn’t ruthless enough to kill Duncan so he can become …show more content…
Duncan is murdered by Macbeth but no one knows but him and Lady Macbeth. When Macbeth says, “When we have marked with blood those sleepy two of his own chamber, and used their very daggers, That they have done ‘t?” (lines 75-77 Act 1 Scene 7),because the two servants were already drunk Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were going to frame them. Once they covered the two servants and daggers with blood that it would be as if they killed so people would believe that the servants killed Duncan instead Macbeth.
The blood uncover Macbeth’s feelings about murder. The blood symbol showed the fear of Macbeth before he kills Duncan. Macbeth was hallucinating. He thought there was a dagger floating in front of him, guiding him towards Duncan’s room. (Lines 44-49 Act 2 Scene 1) “Mine eyes are made the fools o’ th’ other senses, Or else worth all the rest. I see thee still; And on thy blade and dudgeon of blood, Which was not so before. There’s no such thing. It is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes.” Just because he plans to kill Duncan, he is seeing these
In Act 1, some characters thought that the blood was a sign that Macbeth a rebellion so we was the new …show more content…
Make thick my blood,
Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse”
In the quote above from lines 40-44 in Scene 5 of Act 1, Lady Macbeth is making herself ready to be ruthless like a man. She wants to be the male, aggressive and in charge. “Unsex me here” is Lady Macbeth asking for female qualities to go away. She wants to be filled with cruelty and wants her blood to be made thick. The thick blood will stop the feminine qualities from reaching her mind. Lady Macbeth thinks that Macbeth isn’t ruthless enough to kill Duncan so he can become …show more content…
Duncan is murdered by Macbeth but no one knows but him and Lady Macbeth. When Macbeth says, “When we have marked with blood those sleepy two of his own chamber, and used their very daggers, That they have done ‘t?” (lines 75-77 Act 1 Scene 7),because the two servants were already drunk Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were going to frame them. Once they covered the two servants and daggers with blood that it would be as if they killed so people would believe that the servants killed Duncan instead Macbeth.
The blood uncover Macbeth’s feelings about murder. The blood symbol showed the fear of Macbeth before he kills Duncan. Macbeth was hallucinating. He thought there was a dagger floating in front of him, guiding him towards Duncan’s room. (Lines 44-49 Act 2 Scene 1) “Mine eyes are made the fools o’ th’ other senses, Or else worth all the rest. I see thee still; And on thy blade and dudgeon of blood, Which was not so before. There’s no such thing. It is the bloody business which informs thus to mine eyes.” Just because he plans to kill Duncan, he is seeing these