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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Title: Macbeth
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Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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