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Blood Imagrey in Macbeth

Andrew Ott Macbeth Imagery Paper May 22, 2000 Blood Imagery in

William Shakespeare?s Macbeth William Shakespeare wrote the Tragedy of

Macbeth in approximately 1606 AD. He loosely based it on a historical event

occurring around 1050 AD. Macbeth is the story of a nobleman, who, while

trying to fulfill a prophecy told to him by three witches, murders his King to

cause his ascension to the throne of Scotland. After the King?s murder,

Macbeth reigns as a cruel and ruthless tyrant, who is forced to kill more

people to keep control of the throne. Finally, Scottish rebels combined with

English forces attack Macbeth?s castle, and Macbeth is killed by a Scottish

Thane named Macduff who has sacrificed everything to see peace return to

Scotland. In the play, the word ?blood? is mentioned numerous times.

Shakespeare?s use of this particular word is significant; he uses it to develop

the character of Macbeth and the unfolding events of the drama. The

powerful symbolic meaning of blood changes from the beginning to the end.

Near the beginning of the play, after Macbeth and the Scottish army defeated

the rebel Macdonwald?s army, a bleeding sergeant comes on stage. The

sergeant then proceeds to describe the battle and how bravely Macbeth and

his friend Banquo fought, ?For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name- /

Disdaining fortune, with his brandish?d steel / Which smok?d with bloody

execution, / Like valor?s minion carv?d out his passage?? (Act I, Scene 2,

Lines 19-21) Blood is symbolic of bravery and courage in this passage.

Blood shed for a noble cause is good blood. However, Macbeth?s character

changes throughout the play are characterized by the symbolism in the blood

he sheds. Before Duncan?s murder, Macbeth imagines seeing a dagger

floating in the air before him. He describes it, ?And on thy blade and dudgeon

gouts of blood, / Which was not so before. There?s no such thing: / It is the

bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes.? The blood imagery in

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