Allegory For Blood In Macbeth

In the context of the play, the character Macbeth is a “hardy soldier” and consequently, may be conversant to the sight of blood; yet, arguably Duncan’s “bloody business” could have been the derivation of Macbeth’s intensifying guilt. Thus, the conclusion could be made that an allegory for blood is culpability. The playwright may premeditatedly use the question “will all great Neptune’s oceans wash this blood clean from my hand?” to emphasize Macbeth's vexation. He may be irritated by the indelible 'red stains' on his hands as it may be a figurative elicitation of the murder; prompting his guilt. In this scene, Shakespeare uses three inquisitive sentences throughout Macbeth's dialogue. The short and instantaneous questions highlight an inability

In a highly engaging manner, Shakespeare intrigues the audience, targeting their 'fears' as a tool to intensify attention. However, with evidence, despite Macbeth's ambition, he still seems to be "too full o' the milk of human kindness" and may feel guilt. Possibly, the writer may have intended substantive blood on Macbeth’s hand to illuminate the performance as this may be an indicator that blood is an essential factor for life. Also, helping the actor portray and amplified version of Macbeth's his guilt. Perhaps, Shakespeare's purposeful response to the question “No, this my hand will rather// The multitudinous seas in incarnadine,” underlines absurdity. The colourful lingual dexterity of “incarnadine” examples vivid imagery jolting the audience from the harsh colour. To further create an impact on the audience, Shakespeare's may have asked the actor to stress the lexis "incarnadine," emphasizing the seas colour in association to the blood's stark stain. Moreover, in the bible, the colour of the blood in a living person is scarlet, even though the actual colour of blood is ‘crimson’ this type of reference may have been clearer to the Jacobean