Blood is a symbol that Shakespeare uses throughout the play to show bravery, death, and gloominess. It starts with Macbeth on the battlefield slaying opposing soldiers from the "nave to the chops". His bravery is shown through the blood of his enemy. After we start to see Macbeth in a darker light. He and his wife murder King Duncan and in the play there is a great stress on the amount of blood that is in this scene. First when he kills the king, and later when Lady Macbeth places the daggers on the guards. When she takes the daggers it gives the image of blood flowing off the tips like a faucet. Also blood is seen on a dagger when it comes back to haunt Macbeth in one of his hallucinations. He sees the blood ridden dagger in front of his face after he has "done the deed." Once blood has entered the play it starts to make a gloomy scene to the reader.
I agree with what you are saying. One other example is when Lady Macbeth, in act V, sleepwalks and unwashable blood appears on her hands. This "stain" signifies how gruesome murders will stay with her forever.
ReplyDeleteI agree with most of your post. I like how you showed the true impact and significance that blood has on this play. Also,it was good that you had 2 pictures.
ReplyDeleteThis post really hits the nail, all of the major concepts we discussed in class are mentioned here. Blood is the major symbol in this play for it appears over and over in many different.
ReplyDeleteBlood is a huge part in this play. Your analysis of what the blood represents is accurate and I definitely agree with what you are saying.
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