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Blood in Macbeth 2
Title: Blood in Macbeth 2
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 650 | Pages: 2.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Blood in Macbeth 2
Imagery in Macbeth
William Shakespeare’s play, (if indeed he did write it) Macbeth is rife with killing, and is probably only second in bloodiness to his earlier play, Titus Andronicus. Not only is blood a key part of the plot for obvious reasons, it is also an example of imagery, representing several different symbols throughout the play. In the beginning, blood represents honor. Later, blood seems to show treachery. A the end of the …showed first 75 words of 650 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 650 total…back, my soul is too much charged (burdened) with blood of thine already," (5.8.6) meaning that he feels too guilty about his deeds to fight with Macduff.
Throughout this play, the meaning of blood has changed along with Macbeth’s emotions: blood has symbolized ideas from honor to treachery, and then guilt. It is very fitting that blood is a dominant symbol in this play, for this is one of Shakespeare’s darkest and most violent.
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