Term Papers on The Use Of Symbols In Macbeth

Term Paper Title	The Use Of Symbols In Macbeth
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The Use of Symbols in Macbeth

     In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare uses many symbols to add to his story.
His use of blood, water, light, dark, rampant animals, and even the witches are
examples of how he used symbols to add depth to his play.  These symbols were
often times recurring and they were all related to the central plot of the play.
     Shakespeare used blood in this play several times.  Blood is first
mentioned by Macbeth shortly after he had slain Duncan.  The subject of blood
was introduced again when Duncan's murder was brought up by Lady Macbeth, as
well as others later in the play.  In the aforementioned circumstances, blood
was used to symbolize the guilt, and pain that Macbeth and his wife were
experiencing as a by-product of  the murderous rampage which consumed Macbeth,
and later drove Lady Macbeth to suicide.
     If blood symbolized death, guilt, and pain, then surely water symbolized
cleansing and peace, and is used in this regard in many literary pieces.  In
fact, even in the bible, Pontious Pilate washed his hands in water after
sentencing Jesus to be crucified.  However, Macbeth mentions that all of the
water in the sea would turn red from the blood on his hands; which leads me to
the conclusion that blood was a much more powerful symbol than water in this
play.
     In Macbeth, light and dark was used in a classic sense...

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