... the fact that she cannot wipe the blood stains of Duncan off her hands. She says this right after the murder, when Macbeth was feeling guilty, and her guilty conscience grows stronger. She rubs the imaginary blood of her hands to rid herself of the guilt. Shakespeare proves that the symbol of blood has ... meanings. . At the end of the play, Shakespeare shows the most vivid example of guilt using the symbol of blood. Macbeth has Macduff at his mercy, and lets him go, because of his guilt. He shows that he is guilty, when he says "But get thee back, my soul is too much charg'd ... with b...

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