Essay on Analyzing Macbeth

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analyzing Macbeth

In the final acts of Shakespeare’s Macbeth the motiff blood plays a big role. It adds drama and shows how influencial the sight of blood is to many people. For instance, on page 356,Act 5, Scene 3, .lines 17-20Macbeth say”Go prick thy face and over-red thy fear, thou lily-livered boy. What soldiers, patch? Death of thy soul! Those linen cheeks of thine Are counselors to fear. What soldiers, whey-face?” In this passage Macbeth suggests that the servant cut his face so that blood will hide his cowardice . This adds drama and states the sight of blood makes people look lss cowardly and may scare another thus giving Macbeth power over his enemy. In act 4 scene, scene 1, page 335 , lines 89-92 there is a reference to a bloody child that states” Be bloody, bold, snd resolute; laugh to scorn The pow’r of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth. It is more dramatic that is is said by a bloody child because it wouldn’t be such an impotant statement said byu a regular man or woman.
Characterization lets ua know what is going on in each characters head and lets us know things about the character that the author wants us to know. For example in act 4, scene 1, pg. 337, lines 165-179 Macbeth says aside “ Time, thou anticipat’st my ddread exploits………… The castle of Macduff I will surprise, , seize upon Fife, give to the edge o’ the sword That trace him, in his line………… Come, bring me where they are.” Shakespeare lets Macbeth talk to himself so the audience kn

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