Blood In Macbeth
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In the play Macbeth, a symbol of blood is portrayed frequently and has different meanings throughout the play, this symbol is developed until it eventually becomes the main theme of the play. The first use of blood is one of honor and respect, and occurs when Duncan sees the injured captain and say ....
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.... evidence of blood is a treacherous symbol, and she knows it will remove the guilt from her and Macbeth and instead go to the servants when she says "If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, for it must seem their guilt"(2.2.54-56).
Another way that blood is symbolized is as of guilt. First Macbeth hints at his guilt when he says "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand”(2.2.59), meaning that he wondered if he would ever be able to forget the horri ....
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