Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Act II Dirty Hands
Imagery, Symbol, Character. Images of light and darkness recur; however, the image of blood dominates this act, along with a contrasting image of water. Blood and water, in fact, are ancient symbols. How dirty does Macbeth indicate his hands are? What does he mean? In contrast, what does Lady Mac say about dirty lands? Why does her response seem Ironic when contrasted with Macbeth’s?
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Macbeth's hands are covered in blood, thus, he says that with all the water from the ocean, he would not be able to wash all the blood of his hand. Macbeth is so frightened of the blood he has on his hands that he says he would turn all the green waters red. However, Lady Macbeth is calling Macbeth a coward when she says " My hands are of your color, but I shame/To wear a heart so white." 65-66 II.ii. Lady Macbeth is not scared of the blood at all.
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