Act:2 Scene:2

In this scene, I really think that Shakespeare makes the blood really symbolic. He does this by mentioning it several times during the scene after Macbeth kills Duncan forcing the word to really stand out. When the blood is mentioned it gives the audience/ readers the feeling that guilt is bought along with it as Macbeth cannot stop thinking about the blood on his hands. “Who was it that thus cried? Why, worthy than, You do unbend your noble strength, to think so brainsickly of things. Go get some water, And wash this filthy witness from your hand. Why did you bring these daggers from the place? The sleepy grooms with blood.” When lady Macbeth says this I think that in her mind she is thinking that if the blood isn’t physically on their hands they will be freed of the guilt. However, guilt can’t just be washed away in my opinion but they think that if they frame it on the guards they will not have to speak of it again.