Theme Of Blood In Macbeth
Strive For Ambition Can Lead To Guilt and An Unwelcome Fate
Blood is very important to every human beings survival. It circulates throughout the body and carries oxygen and nutrients to tissues in exchange for life. If this fluid was somehow lost, existence would be lost as well. Blood represents both life and death but also injury. It plays an important part in life itself and without it, life would be lost. In the play of Macbeth, Shakespeare uses blood imagery to add a sense of fear, guilt, shame, insanity, and anger to the atmosphere. As the word ‘blood’ in Macbeth transitions from being prideful to remorseful throughout the play, it expresses that the strive for ambition can lead to guilt and often times in Macbeth, the desire for power can lead to an unwelcome fate and bloodshed.
One of the main themes in Macbeth is ambition which can lead to guilt and an unwelcome fate. This theme shows up quite a bit, especially with Macbeth in the beginning of the play. However, throughout the play, Macbeth’s character begins to change along with the meaning of …show more content…
Ross explains that the heavens are angry, and that someday, whoever committed the dirty crime of the murders of duncan and Banquo will pay for what he has done. “Thou seest the heavens, as troubled with man’s act, threatens his bloody stage”(2.4.5-6). The turning point of Macbeth’s character begins when the murder of Banquo has been done. “There’s blood upon thy face”(3.4.13) Macbeth goes on to explain to the murderer that is it better to have Banquo’s blood on the outside of the murderer than on the inside of Banquo, when he is still living. Macbeth starts to become numb to the feeling of guilt from murder for his prize of power. After the death of both Duncan and Banquo, Macbeth is obsessed with blood on his hands, and wants to kill everyone in his path trying to stop him of becoming King of
Blood is very important to every human beings survival. It circulates throughout the body and carries oxygen and nutrients to tissues in exchange for life. If this fluid was somehow lost, existence would be lost as well. Blood represents both life and death but also injury. It plays an important part in life itself and without it, life would be lost. In the play of Macbeth, Shakespeare uses blood imagery to add a sense of fear, guilt, shame, insanity, and anger to the atmosphere. As the word ‘blood’ in Macbeth transitions from being prideful to remorseful throughout the play, it expresses that the strive for ambition can lead to guilt and often times in Macbeth, the desire for power can lead to an unwelcome fate and bloodshed.
One of the main themes in Macbeth is ambition which can lead to guilt and an unwelcome fate. This theme shows up quite a bit, especially with Macbeth in the beginning of the play. However, throughout the play, Macbeth’s character begins to change along with the meaning of …show more content…
Ross explains that the heavens are angry, and that someday, whoever committed the dirty crime of the murders of duncan and Banquo will pay for what he has done. “Thou seest the heavens, as troubled with man’s act, threatens his bloody stage”(2.4.5-6). The turning point of Macbeth’s character begins when the murder of Banquo has been done. “There’s blood upon thy face”(3.4.13) Macbeth goes on to explain to the murderer that is it better to have Banquo’s blood on the outside of the murderer than on the inside of Banquo, when he is still living. Macbeth starts to become numb to the feeling of guilt from murder for his prize of power. After the death of both Duncan and Banquo, Macbeth is obsessed with blood on his hands, and wants to kill everyone in his path trying to stop him of becoming King of