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One of the themes in the tragedy of Macbeth is that of blood. Macbeth is known for his skills as a warrior and his mercilessness that is shown in his killing of MacDonwald. This warrior mentality quickly spreads into his life, and he begins to make killing a habit. When he is told in a prophecy that he shall be king, Macbeth takes it upon himself to murder Duncan, king of Scotland. After this murder he begins to see visions of blood on his hands, blood nothing could remove. As Macbeth becomes more ambitious, he also begins to kill more people to get the power that he wants. The theme of blood is shown throughout the play, and is a problem that Macbeth finds harder and harder to rid himself of after each killing.At the beginning of the play Macbeth is an esteemed member of the army, probably the greatest fighter in all of Scotland. He gets word that a rebellious tribe led by MacDonwald is defeating the Scots. He "single-handedly" defeats the rebels and "unseamed him (MacDonwald) from the nave to th' chops." With this Macbeth earns great respect among his peers, and even the king.On his way home from war three witches tell him his future. "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of G
" Macbeth thinks that nothing will wash his hands clean, they will turn the ocean red. He succeeds in killing his friend Banquo, but Fleance escapes. This time aimed toward Macduff, but Macduff fled to Scotland to get Malcom's help. lamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All Hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!" Macbeth was already thane of Glamis, and wondered why they would say that he would be Thane of Cawdor or even king, so he blew it off as tomfoolery, and impossible. Then at a banquet to honor Banquo, Macbeth again sees visions, this time they are visions of a bloody ghost of Banquo. Macbeth began to want the kingship that Duncan had more and more. Macbeth takes his guilty conscience with him to bed and wishes that he had not done what he had done. The blood on his hands is symbolic of the guilt that he feels. Together Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth plotted to hurry Macbeth's reign, by killing Duncan themselves. After the murder, Macbeth is clearly shaken, and can hardly believe what he has done. Macbeth kills Malcom and tells Macduff that his blood cannot be shed by anyone that was born of a woman. He begins to worry about Banquo and Fleance possibly taking over the throne, so he plots to kill them. He says to the ghost, " Avaunt and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold. However, he was later told by the king that because of his valiant fighting against MacDonwald that he was to be given the title of the Thane of Cawdor.
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