way. It first scene is an open place in Scotland where three witches have met. They tell

the main character Macbeth that he will become king. This weighs on his mind, and he

kills the present reigning king, Duncan. He becomes king, and many people become

suspicious of him. An uprising is held against him where he is killed, and the son of

King Duncan is crowned. The many conflicts in the story lead to the frequent use of

blood. The use of blood adds to the effect of the story.

Lady Macbeth speaking of blood after she learns she will be queen adds to the

effect of the story. After the witches tell Macbeth he will be crowned at the first of the

story, he writes a letter to his wife, telling her what he has heard. She begins to see that

she has the chance to become the Queen of Scotland, and she must do anything possible to

make it happen. She realizes that she must change as a person in order to do the things

needed to become Queen. She begins to speak of herself, and the changes she must

undergo to become the cruel person she needs to. She wants her blood to thicken to make

Macbeth’s victims haunts her in her dreams, and causes her insanity to increase near the

brain and made her insecure. She feels that there is blood on her hands and it haunts her

blood on the play by showing the bloodshed Lady Macbeth has caused has stressed her

In this act, a doctor and a gentlewoman witness her sleepwalking. She gets up and walks

has a vision. He sees a dagger suspended in the air, and while he’s looking at it, blood

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