how actions committed from blind ambition can lead to regret as shown through the symbolism of blood from this quote. In addition, another quote that demonstrates the use of symbolism of blood is when Macbeth encounters Banquo's ghost. Macbeth says to Lady Macbeth, “ It will have blood; they say blood will have blood. ” (Shakespeare, III. iv. 151.). This quote demonstrates the symbolism of how the blood that Macbeth had shed will only result in more violence being executed in the near future. The innocent blood that Macbeth had shed will only result in more blood being shed as a punishment later on. Likewise, the bloody imagery of the hallucination of seeing Banquo's ghost covered in blood demonstrates how Macbeth's excess ambition had driven him into …show more content…
Lady Macbeth states, “ Here's the smell of blood still: all the/perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. /Oh, oh, oh! [...] Wash your hands, put on your nightgown; /look not so pale: I tell you yet again, Banquo's buried; /he cannot come out on's grave.” (Shakespeare, V. I. 45-59.). In general, throughout act V, scene I Lady Macbeth shows that her guilty conscience is making her sick mentally and physically. Even more, Lady Macbeth also states that all the perfumes in Arabia could not erase the scent of blood on her hands. This focuses on the regret and consequences that she is suffering through because of her ambitious nature had gotten the best of her values. The imaginary of blood present on Lady Macbeth's hands signifies the guilt and sins that she had committed in order to achieve her goal in becoming the queen of Scotland. The use of bloody imagery and symbolism precisely demonstrates that actions born from pure ambition without any second thoughts can lead to actions that will be regretted later