I am going to prove that in the play
Macbeth, a symbol of blood is portrayed often(and with
different meanings), and that it is a symbol that is developed
until it is the dominating theme of the play towards the end of
it. To begin with, I found the word "blood", or different
forms of it forty-two times (ironically, the word fear is used
forty-two times), with several other passages dealing with
the symbol. Perhaps the best way to show how the symbol
of blood changes throughout the play, is to follow the
character changes in Macbeth. First he is a brave honoured
soldier, but as the play progresses, he becomes a
treacherous person who has become identified with death
and bloodshed and shows his guilt in different forms. The
first reference of blood is one of honour, and occurs when
Duncan sees the injured sergeant and says "What bloody
man is that?". This is symbolic of the brave fighter who been
injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage,
in......
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