In Macbeth the motif blood is used to show a characterization of being fearful and a mood of shock. In Macbeth, the motif blood is used to show a characterization of being fearful. This quote took place after Macbeth killed Duncan…
A motif is a dominant idea that brings out certain features in a literary composition and is usually repeated throughout a play or story. Motifs are common features when considering reading Shakespeare’s captivating Macbeth. They give the reader a difficult task to interpret the play and figure out Shakespeare's bewildering concepts. The tragic flaws and conceptual schemes of the play can be better understood through the distinctive uses of blood, the hallucinations, evil, and gender. Blood is determined as many different symbolic meanings in the play, but some are very significant in figuring out Shakespeare’s misconceptions.…
This line shows that both literally and metaphorically, there is blood on Macbeth’s hand. The literal blood is easily remedied and can be washed off with water, but as the hand washing metaphor continues to resurface throughout the story, I infer that his guilt for the murders that Macbeth commits, or the blood on his hands, is never washed away until his death in scene 5.8…
In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare there are many motifs that are constantly at use. For instance, the word blood, appearing 34 times throughout the play, was a very engaging motif within every act and scene of the play. The main character of the play, Macbeth, was an ambitious war hero who became bloodthirsty subsequent to hearing from the three witches that he will become king. After he killed the king with the help of his wife’s persuasion, he went from an admired warrior to a serial killing tyrant. Shakespeare’s application of the word blood in the beginning acts was a way to convey honor, and heroic acts, however the perception soon turned to guilt, betrayal, and violence.…
Blood, being one of the play’s motifs, is used to symbolize the guilt that has “stained” the conscience of Macbeth and his wife. The constant reference to blood serves as a reminder of the deeds that have been committed, and show how the characters are being “consumed” by their guilt. When Lady Macbeth is observed sleep-walking, she tries to wash her hands: “Out, damned spot! out, I say!” (5.1.32).…
Blood plays a big role in Macbeth. Blood symbolizes as guilt to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. As guilt grows, so does the blood throughout the play. Lady Macbeth didn’t seem so bothered to murder Duncan. She seemed so confident before the murder, then after she stated, “My hands are as red as yours, but I would be ashamed if my heart were as pale and weak.”…
77-78. Blood is used to represent guilt in Macbeth. Therefore when Macbeth asks if the blood will ever be washed from his hand, he is referring to his guilt over killing Duncan. Macbeth knows that killing the king is an evil, and immoral act. He even acknowledges that Duncan has treated him well.…
Macbeth’s guilt manifests horrifically, and he sporadically kills his friends, his enemies, and innocent people alike. After he kills his best friend, Banquo, his conscience makes one last attempt to speak to him through the bloody ghost of his latest victim. He relates his situation to a pool of blood, recognizing that, “I am in blood/ Stepped in so far that,/should I wade no more,/ Returning were as tedious as go o’er” (3.4.168-170). The blood imagery represents Macbeth embracing his guilt, instead of letting it consume him like it does Lady Macbeth.…
Excessive ambition and greed will change a man’s personality. The sight of blood tempts a noble person to do greedy and dishonourable deeds. Macbeth is an honourable man, having being recognized as a trustworthy and brave man by the King. The thoughts and plans of murdering King Duncan have made him guilty, however, he still continues…
(4.1.170-174) Ordering a murder on Macduff`s wife and child shows that Macbeth has become completely driven by ambition; he has lost all sense of humanity. Macbeth`s desire to oppose Macduff and retain the throne would take him as far as shedding two innocent and defenseless people`s blood. In Shakespeare`s Macbeth, blood is a symbol of violence; and guilt; it is the result of the character`s ambition. Blood is a crucial element of the plot and character development in this play; Macbeth is often referred to as one of Shakespeare`s most bloody performances.…
It affects both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth leading to their demise. Macbeth faces frequent inner conflicts, after he kills Duncan, he sees the blood stain dagger that killed Duncan, he images that he hear voices, and also he see the ghost of Banquo. Whereas, Lady Macbeth began to hallucinate and become mentally unstable because of her actions. She becomes convinced that she cannot wash King Duncan’s blood from her hands. In an article by Clay Risen two researchers test where physical cleanliness had any relation with guilt.…
Power can transmute the way a character devolves and grows throughout a piece of literature. In the play Macbeth, Macbeth becomes power hungry and changed him into a demanding dictator. His need for power affects his relationship with other characters in the play. The other characters get to the point where they feel the only way to stop him is to slain him. The power changes Macbeth throughout the play to the point where he doesn’t even know who he has become.…
The author states, “‘Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood/ Clean from my hand?’” ( 2.2. 78-79), the quote is said by Macbeth and his reaction to the blood is he feels so bad for killing King Duncan that no amount of water will ever wash away the blood. Macbeth is traumatised by the amount of blood he sees. Lastly, Macbeth’s reaction to blood changes when he believes everyone is out to get him and starts to kill innocent people, for example Shakespeare has Macbeth hire a hitman to kill Banquo and Fleance. Macbeth hiring hitman to kill Banquo and Fleance shows Macbeth not caring anymore about blood, he just wants to protect himself.…
Going back to the thesis, the First Murder does not feel as much guilt as Macbeth will. He was simply doing the job he was…
His conscience is obviously not clear, but Lady Macbeth quickly stamps out this sliver of humanity. She admonishes her husband, “O proper stuff! This is the very painting of your fear: this is the air-drawn dagger which, you said, lead you to Duncan. O, these flaws and starts, imposters to true fear, would well become a woman’s story at a winter’s fire, authorized by her grandam” (3.4.). This is the last glimpse of remorse seen from Macbeth.…