Macbeth

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Bloody Macbeth
The story “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare begins in a mythical
way. It first scene is an open place in Scotland where three witches have met. They tell
the main character Macbeth that he will become king. This weighs on his mind, and he
kills the present reigning king, Duncan. He becomes king, and many people become
suspicious of him. An uprising is held against him where he is killed, and the son of
King Duncan is crowned. The many conflicts in the story lead to the frequent use of
blood. The use of blood adds to the effect of the story.
Lady Macbeth speaking of blood after she learns she will be queen adds to the
effect of the story. After the witches tell Macbeth he will be crowned at the first of the
story, he writes a letter to his wife, telling her what he has heard. She begins to see that
she has the chance to become the Queen of Scotland, and she must do anything possible to
make it happen. She realizes that she must change as a person in order to do the things
needed to become Queen. She begins to speak of herself, and the changes she must
undergo to become the cruel person she needs to. She wants her blood to thicken to make
her more cold-hearted, “Make thick my blood, Stop up the access and passage to
remorse.” Act I, sceneV, lines 43-44. This adds to the intensity of the story, by making it
clear she wants to become different in any way needed in order to become. If the
changing of the very blood of her body is necessary, then she is prepared for it to change,
which strengthens the effect of the story.
The blood mentioned in the plans to kill Duncan add the effect of the murder. Lady
Macbeth is very intent on becoming Queen. She and Macbeth make a plan of how they
will kill King Duncan. They plan to kill him in his own chamber, with the daggers of his to
guards, after the guards have been drugged. When the king is dead, and the guards...