Macbeth EssayAbhishek BanerjeeMs. Lehre2B4.11.14The Catholic priest Martin Luther once said: “Only blood moves the wheels of history.” This statement is true not only for the story but also for Shakespeare's Macbeth. Blood presents itself as a giver of life, but also as a bringer of misfortune in the room. Throughout the stormy course of the play, the characters speak of blood in moments of intense and overflowing emotion. Blood signals the arrival of twists, realizations, and confessions in Macbeth. Through the analysis of certain situations in Macbeth, we see the different forms of emotion that the mention of blood arouses. Guilt, a feeling stronger than the most powerful motivation, destroys a person from the inside. No matter how strong your conviction, once guilt takes hold in a mind, the end is near. The powers of guilt ravage even Lady Macbeth, the character with the most powerful power of conviction in the entire play. His guilt trips often show one glaring sign that signals their arrival, blood. In one case, she talks about blood during a sleepwalking episode: “Here's the smell of blood again. All the perfumes of Arabia will not soften this little hand. Oh! Oh! Oh! » (5.1.53-5). In this situation, Lady Macbeth laments how her hand seems stained with blood and how it cannot come off. The stain she speaks of symbolizes her guilt instead of giving a literal meaning. Lady Macbeth feels guilty for the murder of King Duncan and this episode shows it. The perfumes of Arabia possess strength, but they cannot free her from her guilt manifested by the "blood" on her hand. Another example of blood signaling the arrival of strong guilt occurs right after the murder of King Duncan. In the middle of the paper, his cheeks appear red with blood. The color of blood symbolizes the gift of courage at an important crossroads in Macbeth. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the mention of blood constitutes a primary form of foreshadowing. A kind of gory metaphor or hyperbole introduces both underlying themes and sudden events throughout the play. Mainly, blood signals extreme emotions such as guilt, courage or simply unbalanced behavior. Just as blood occupies a vital place in the human body, it also occupies a vital place in Macbeth. Without blood, the drives hang freely at critical points, but with it, the whole piece solidifies. As Friedrich Nietzsche said: "Of all that is written, I only like what a person has written with his own blood." » Without blood, the passion and intensity of a play like Macbeth seems an improbable creation.