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This is the first 1,000 characters of 939 words (3.76 pages) in the essay titled Theme in Macbethblood Though only written in three weeks and full of loose ends, Shakespeare’s Macbeth is full of the lessons of life. There are also many themes included in this play, some being animals, clothing, darkness, and blood. Blood is one of the largest themes in the play. It’s used frequently but it is used for more than one metaphor. The use of blood is what gives the play feeling of foul play and darkness. It (blood) is woven all through the play.What bloody man is that? (Act 1. Scene 2. Line 1). In these, the opening words of the play s second scene, a sergeant then tells the story of Macbeth s heroic victories over Macdonwald and the King of Norway. The sergeant s telling of the story is in itself heroic, because his loss of blood has made him weak. Thus his blood and his heroism seem to enhance the picture of Macbeth as a hero. As Lady Macbeth plans to kill King Duncan, she calls upon the spirits of murder to make thick my blood; / Stop up the access and passage to remorse (Act 1. Scene 5. Lines 43-44). Lady Macbeth wants to poison her soul, so that she can kill without remorse. Just before he kills King Duncan, Macbeth is staring at the dagger of the mind, and as he does so, thick drops of blood appear on the blade and hilt. He says to the knife, I see thee still, / And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, / Which was not so before (Act 2. Scene 1. Lines 45-47). However, he s not so far gone that he doesn t know what s happening to him: ... |
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Keywords: lady macbeth, act 2 scene 1, heroic victories, gouts, king duncan, bloody business, remorse, sergeant, blade, darkness, drops of blood, king of norway, act 1 scene 2, act 2 scene 2, dagger of the mind, act 1 scene 5, dudgeon