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The Symbol of Blood in Macbeth
Blood is known to all of us to represent life, death and often injury.
Blood is an essential part of life, and without blood, we could not live.
This is known to everyone, and because of this, when Shakespeare uses the
symbol of blood to represent treason, murder and death, it is easily
understood and fits in perfectly with the ideas we have of blood.
Blood is mentioned often in the play and most times in reference to murder
or treason. The first sinister reference to blood is in Act 2, Scene 1,
when Macbeth sees the dagger floating in the air l....
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