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Macbeth

In the play "Macbeth", a symbol of blood is portrayed often
(and with different meanings), and developed until it is
the dominating theme of the play. The word "blood", or
different forms of it, occurs forty-two times and the word
fear is used forty-two times. The symbol of blood changes
throughout the play, as Macbeth's character changes. 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 bl...

Posted by: Jason Pinsky

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