Macbeth Blood Quotes

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lood proclaims Macbeth’s feelings about murder. Blood as an imagery pattern in this book uncoveres the apprehensiveness of Macbeth right before he kills Duncan. Specifcally, Macbeth hallucintes a dagger (sword) floating before him, showing him towards Duncan’s room, And on thy blade and dudegeon gouts of blood” Macbeth is certainly worried and hesitant about the murder he is about to commit. He sense the horrible deed he is about to commit. He feels that murder dooming and a hideous act. Aftter slaying duncan, Macbeth says “Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand” Macbeth is looking at his hands that are covered with blood as he is washing them. Macbeth feels that this apalling deed he had done cannot be washed away. The blood is there permanently. This is because this vision of the murder will haunt him throughout his life. …show more content…

Specifically, during a banquet Macbeth starts to hallucinate the ghost of Banquo. Macbeth feels he is haunting him in allegation. Macbeth is undoubtfully afraid when he shouts “ the gory locks at me” Gory locks illustrates that Banquo is bloody in his ghostly appearance. This is an extension of Macbeth’s guilt and shows that he has driven himself mad. After the banquet and the guests leave, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth go to bed. Macbeth then says “It will have blood they say: blood will have blood” Macbeth is acting more hectically and has come to terms that the dead will seek vegeance. This makes Macbeth a guilty