Blood in Macbeth

Blood in Macbeth In the play Macbeth, a symbol of blood is portrayed frequently and has different meanings throughout the play, this symbol is developed until it eventually becomes the main theme of the play. The first use of blood is one of honor and respect, and occurs when Duncan sees the injured captain and says "What bloody man is that"(1.2.1). This symbolizes the braveness shown of the soldier who been injured in the battle. …

…this, it returns to the symbolic meaning of honor once again after the character that changed the meaning of blood from honor to treason is killed. In this analysis, it is shown that Macbeth was the one that caused the initial changing of the meaning of blood in the play. In observing these changes in the meaning of blood throughout the play, it can be shown that blood in itself has many different possible meanings.