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Essay Galaxy - Macbeth: The Symbol of Blood
Macbeth: The Symbol of Blood
I am going to prove that in the play Macbeth, a symbol of blood is
portrayed often(and with different meanings), and that it is a symbol that
is developed until it is the dominating theme of the play towards the end
To begin with, I found the word "blood", or different forms of it
forty-two times (ironically, the word fear is used forty-two times), with
several other passages dealing with the symbol. Perhaps the best way to
show how the symbol of blood changes throughout the play, is to follow the
character changes in Macbeth. First he is a brave honoured soldier, but as
the play progresses, he becomes a treacherous person who has become
identified with death and bloodshed and shows his guilt in different forms.
The first reference of blood is one of honour, and occurs when Duncan
sees the injured sergeant and says "What bloody man i....
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