Portrayals of Blood in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Shows how blood is a symobl throught the play. The blood symbolizes courage, denial, and also guilt.

Shakespeare uses many types of imagery in his famous tragedy, Macbeth. One well known example is his use of blood. It emerges throughout the play in various scenes, representing many characteristics. The appearance of the blood is widely known to represent death and violence. In addition, the blood represents not only denial and guilt, but also courage. Throughout the play, the blood imagery could fall under either category of the brave warrior or the vicious …

…least one of the three characteristics of denial, guilt, or courage. The use of the blood imagery emphasizes emotions and tells more about the character's feelings, the reasons they act why they do, and why things happen to them, than ever possible with just the characters and a set. Whether it be indisputable courage, great denial, distinct guilt, gory violence, or a shocking death, the overwhelming power of imagery is clearly seen in Shakespeare's Macbeth.