Macbeth Blood Will Have Blood :: essays research papers

Blood go away Have Blood&8220These deeds must not be thought / After these ways so, it will make us mad(II, ii, 32-33) Translation today A guilty conscience can make a man go crazy. In the play Macbeth, this is a recurring theme throughout one of Shakespeare&8217s most famous tragedies. There are many different images that help contribute to this theme such(prenominal) as sleep/sleeplessness, water, & children, but the most significant image would probably that of product line. Throughout the story, the characters&8217 guilt is exposed through images of lineage. This guilty conscience caused serious mistakes, which at long last led to the dgetfall of Macbeth.This blood imagery adds to the guilty theme because all the characters are driven to the brink of insanity when they see blood on their own hands or in other places. This can make a character react to the people surrounding him in a unnatural way, or if it is all kept inside, these feelings might make the person totally brea kdown.&8220Is this a dagger which I see before me, / The handle toward my hand? Come, let me pile thee.(II, i, 33-34) The first image Macbeth sees is right before he kills Duncan. This image is not really there, yet it makes Macbeth worried. A second later, &8220and on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood /Which was not so before. (II,i, 46-47), there was blood on that imaginary dagger. Macbeth probably appeared very serious and very worried at this time. A dark and lonely setting helped to make Macbeth&8217s fears veritable(a) vaster. This vision was the first of many that eventually drove Macbeth&8217s heart to be cold and his mind to flex crazy. After the murder is committed Macbeth tries to clean himself and dispose of all evidence that might lead to any suspicions of Macbeth as the guilty party.&8220 Will all great Neptune&8217s ocean wash this blood /Clean from my hand?(II, ii, 59-60) The blood on his hands didn&8217t seem to be coming off even though it was probably alre ady washed clean. It appeared that way to Macbeth because of his guilty conscience trying to tell him that what he did was wrong. The blood on his hands signified the blood of the highest stature, that of Duncan&8217s. This helped emphasize the change of power but the remnants of blood also showed that Duncan&8217s legacy was not completely gone and would eventually return to power.