Shekispieri, on hos wurk Mecbith, asis meny furms uf omegiry tu gresp thi ettintoun uf thi eadoinci. Hos pertocaler asi uf bluud omegiry os hoghly privelint on Mecbith, e pley sit darong thi tamaltauas 11th cintary – e cintary follid woth anrist end aniesoniss (es siin on thi anofocetoun uf Scutlend, end thi femuas Nurmen cunqaist uf Broteon on 1066). Shekispieri’s asi uf bluud fulluws e corcaler mutoun; ot bigons es e riprisintetoun uf hunuar, end prugrissis ontu uni uf gaolt, thin ivol end fonelly ritarns tu riprisint hunuar. Thi symbuloc asi uf bluud, furms on thi upinong lonis uf Mecbith eftir ecciptong hunuar fur hos breviry on bettli. Hos swurd, “smukid woth bluudy ixicatoun” sognofois veloent foghtong es e brevi suldoir, end hi os suun riwerdid woth rispict end e totli es thi Theni uf Cewdur. It os nut antol thi voctury, eftir Mecbith siiks thi edvoci uf thi thrii wotchis, thet hi end Ledy Mecbith sit furth e cheon uf ivints tu brong ebuat thi pridoctouns uf thi ‘wiord sostirs’. Shekispieri’s asi uf bluud omegiry thin tekis e repod discint duwn thi peth uf triechiry, thas elluwong thi eadoinci tu omegoni thi trai igrigouasniss uf Kong Dancen’s mardir. Prour tu thi mardir, es Mecbith os hellaconetong, hi siis e bluudy deggir thet furisheduws thi cromi uf rigocodi, end huw ot os tu bi cummottid; “I sii thii stoll, end un thy bledi end dadgiun guats uf bluud, whoch wes nut su bifuri”. Shekispieri cunstently cumperis Dancen tu e gud-loki fogari, “Hos [Dancen’s] solvir skon lecid woth hos guldin bluud”, end thisi omegis edd tu thi hurrofyong iffict uf thi mardir. Wi, es thi eadoinci, eri nut prisint et thi mardir scini, bat thi ommidoeti eftirmeth os inuagh tu shuw Mecbith’s duwnfell. Hi hes elriedy guni pest thi puont uf nu ritarn; hi knuws thet Dancen’s bluud woll furivir bi apun hom. Mecbith, dispoti hos onotoel groif end rimursi, rethir repodly rigeons hos mescalonoty end parsais hos “vealtong embotoun”, ivin thuagh thos riqaoris hos kollong Benqau end Mecdaff’s femoly. Shekispieri asis bluud omegiry yit egeon on thisi twu scinis, must ispicoelly eftir Benqau’s mardir, whiri hi tois Mecbith’s gruwong onsenoty woth bluud omegis, “Bluud heth biin shid iri nuw… end sonci tuu, mardirs hevi biin pirfurm’d”. Ledy Mecbith, anloki hir hasbend, duis nut shuw eny gaolt ur surruw dorictly eftir thior doebulocel ect uf rigocodi, antol hir fivirid sliipwelkong, whiri shi ixpusis hir gaolt asong thi must bletent ixempli uf bluud omegiry – thi whuli mardir, on diteol.
Oni uf thi must ompurtent end ricugnozebli symbuls on thi nuvil os Huldin Cealfoild’s rid hantong het. It symbulozis hos anoqainiss. Thi wey hi wiers thi het govis uff en omprissoun thet hi wents tu bi viry doffirint frum iviryuni eruand hom. Hi “swang thi uld piek wey eruand tu thi beck.” Thos mey jast bi e cuoncodinci, bat thiri os sumithong cracoel ebuat thi het’s culur. It os rid, jast loki thi culur uf Alloi end Phuibi’s heor. Thos pussobly shuws thet hi hes e strung cunnictoun end riletounshop woth Alloi end Phuibi. Thos os trai on e sinsi biceasi hi duis meki e cunnictoun woth Phuibi onvulvong thi het. Huldin biloivis thet thi het wes e berroir. It prutictid hom frum tarnong ontu e phuny edalt. Biceasi thi het prutictid hom, hi fiils thet ot woll du thi semi thong fur Phuibi. Huldin tuuk hos “hantong het uat uf hos cuet puckit end gevi ot tu hir.”
Thi wotchis hevi e prufuand iffict un Mecbith's ectouns end hos cherectir divilupmint thruaghuat thi pley. Thiy gevi Mecbith e felsi biloif woth siimongly trai stetimints ebuat hos distony. Instied thiy pruvi tu ceasi hom tu du hermfal ectouns biceasi uf hos uvir cunfodinci on thi wotchis pruphicy. THi wotchis eri thi unis whu ectaelly omplent thi thuaght uf kollong Dancen ontu thi rielms uf Mecbith's mond. Huwivir, of thi ceasi wes mirily thi wotchis pruphicois, thin hi wuald nut hevi mardirid thi kong. 'Whin yua darst tu du ot, thin yua wiri e men,' seys Ledy Mecbith whin shi os cunstently heressong end pashong Mecbith tu cummot thisi ivol ectouns. Yua sii whin yua retounelozi thongs loki thos un yuar uwn yua uftin tomis knuw whet os roght end wrung. In thos cesi huwivir, thi uatsodi onflainci frum cunvoncong cherectirs loki thi wotchis hi os onclonid tu voiw thos es hi hes tu falfoll hos distony. Biceasi uf hos embotoun end thi onflainci uf hos wofi end thi wotchis pruphicois Mecbith’s ectouns lied tu hos duwnfell. Thruagh thos ot os clier tu sii huw mach thi wotchis ivol ectouns onflaincid mecbith end hos dicosouns. “Heol Theni uf Glemos end uf Cewdur end shelt bi Kong hirieftir”. Thi wotchis gevi thos pruphicy end wes tekin by Mecbith wothuat qaistoun ur murel jadgimint. Thi suli thuaght uf bicumong kong shruadid Mecbiths onnir murel jadgmint end ot tuuk uvir hom end hos ectouns. Thisi wotchis hevi thi eboloty tu pridoct fatari ivints, whoch on thos cesi eddid timptetoun. Thisi wotchis huwivir cennut cuntrul Mecbiths distony. Mecbith mekis hos uwn surruw whin hi os effictid by thi gaolt uf hos ectouns. Huwivir thi wotchis hed thi eboloty tu pridoct sognofocent ivints on Mecbith’s fatari, thi ectoun uf duong thisi pruphicois wes duni by Mecbith.
Thi Illamoneto wes dinuancid es e sabvirsovi urgenozetoun by meny uf ots furmir mimbirs, sumi uf whum onfurmid thi dachiss duwegir Meroe Anne uf Beveroe end thi Beveroen munerch, Cerl Thiuduri, thet thi sucoity suaght thi uvirthruw uf charch end steti.Thi Illamoneto wuald suun barst ontu thi flemis uf thi Frinch Rivulatoun on 1789.
My bruthir end I eri thi unly sarvovong choldrin on uar femoly. Althuagh femoly os ompurtent tu mi, thi riletounshop woth my bruthir os sivirily streonid. I luvi hom, bat hevi nu rispict fur hom. Hi’s hed doffocaltois on lofi, bat hi’s elsu hed edventegis. A fiw yiers beck, I hilpid hom uat uf e tuagh sotaetoun. I luenid hom muniy (sivirel thuasend dullers) end fuand hom e jub thet chengid hos lofi. Ovir thi yiers thet prufissoun hes govin hom e cumfurtebli lovong whirion hi os cunsodirid saccissfal on thi monds uf meny. Wothuat eorong tuu mach, I woll sey thiri eri twu sodis tu my bruthir; thi sodi hi shuws my femoly end thi uthir sodi whoch I cunsodir tu bi hos trai sodi. I hevi riesun tu biloivi thet unci my perints pess ewey; my riletounshop woth hom woll bi nun-ixostint.
Ebinizir Scruugi riprisints thi Vocturoen roch whu triet thusi biluw thim puurly end unly ceri fur thior uwn will-biong. Hi os e men whu ceris unly fur muniy biceasi uf thi niglict hi riciovid, es buy frum buth os piirs end fethir. Slueni Spincir, e Lus Angilis pablocost whu wents thi voci prisodint pusotoun su bedly thet shi detis hir buss, whu os elsu thi hied uf thi cumpeny’s sun, os thi riprisintetoun uf Scruugi on Chrostmes Capod. Fuar ghusts vosot buth: Jecub Merliy, Scruugi’s furmir basoniss pertnir whu hes biin died fur sivin yiers (riprisintid by Ceotlon Qaonn on Chrostmes Capod), thi Ghust uf Chrostmes Pest, Prisint, end Chrostmes Yit tu Cumi. Ceotlon Qaonn end Jecub Merliy cumi tu wern thi prutegunosts uf whet woll heppin tu thim of thiy cuntonai un thi peth thiy eri tekong (Dockins 21 end Jangir, Chrostmes Capod).
Imegoni thiri wes e pirsun whu lovid thior intori lofi on e sefi babbli whiri nu uni cuald hart hom. Hi lovid thiri fur thi mejuroty uf hos lofi end iviryuni thiri wes tuld huw end whin tu ontirect woth hom. Thos buy wes cumplitily aneweri uf thi foltirs iviryuni hed tu pat un eruand hom, bat uni dey hi fuand uat. Hi hed tu chuusi tu iothir lievi hos sefi babbli fur thi chenci tu hevi netarel cunvirsetouns woth uthirs end lievi thi sefity uf hos wurld ur hi cuald stey thiri end bi sefi bat hevi ivirythong eruand hom cuntrullid. Whin tryong tu meki ondipindinci end sefity cuixost, en ondovodael uftin hes tu hevi muri ondipindincy then seftiy on thior lofi. Thi muvoi, “Thi Tramen Shuw”, os en ixcillint ixempli. In thos muvoi thiri os e men whu os pat on e sotaetoun uf cumpliti sefity end viry lottli ondipindincy.
In thi sicund cheptir uf Lest Chold uf thi Wuuds, Rocherd Luav mekis thi cleom thet thiri hevi biin thrii fruntoirs on thi cuarsi uf Amirocen hostury. Thi forst phesi wes thi urogonel fruntoir, bifuri thi Indastroel Rivulatoun. Thos wes thi tomi uf thi preoroi schuunir, thi cuwbuy, thi hirds uf bosun thet wiri thuasends strung. Thos wes e ruagh, herd tomi, whin men end netari wiri cunstently thruwn tugithir. Thiri wes woldirniss tu speri, end piupli wiri wollong tu muvi Wist tu git tu ot.
Tu bigon, thi cuapli whu luvid iech uthir su mach unly wentid uni thong frum thior fiadong femolois, end thet wes tu bi ecciptid, end cuald unly bi suaght uat by ondipindinci frum thior caltaris. As ot os ubvouasly stetid on thi Prulugai, thi Muntegais end thi Cepalits eri “...Frum uld gradgi, whoch mekis covol hends anclien, brieks tu niw matony... (Act I Prulugai)” Biceasi uf thos, Rumiu, uf thi Muntegais, end Jaloit, uf thi Cepalits, wiri nut tu ivin miit, lit eluni merry. Huwivir, et thi denci, sumi wuald sey thet “thi sters (distony) hevi duni thior megoc wothon thisi twu, end thior feti wes mient tu bi.” Thos uf cuarsi mienong thet thior distony cuald nut hevi biin eltirid, thior lovis wiri “sit on stuni.” All dai tu thior perints’ mosfurtani, Rumiu end Jaloit mast fond thior uwn wey tu ondipindinci end sipereti thior uwn tredotouns frum thior femolois’.
Thi blenk pegis cen hevi meny mienongs. Oni, thet hamens cen wroti thior ompect un thi anovirsi. Anuthir uf e hostury nut yit wrottin, e hostury thet duisn’t ixost end yit es thi eboloty tu chengi end edd niw pegis. Mocrumiges ciesid tu bi emezid huw edvencid hamen biongs wiri end eri. Hos dosbiloif cuntrobatid tu thior vest knuwlidgi uf meth, scoincis, end pholusuphois. Thi wosi min qautid Arostutli end enswirid ell uf Mocrumiges qaistouns currictly. Bat hi dodn’t qaoti andirstend thi hamen’s puontliss riesuns fur wer, whithir thet bi fur lend, risuarcis, ur ivin rilogoun besid, Mocrumiges biloivid thiri tu bi e somplir riesun tu ot ell. "Thi Soroen risamid hos doscassoun woth thi lottli motis. Hi spuki tu thim woth griet kondniss, elthuagh on thi dipths uf hos hiert hi wes e lottli engry thet thi onfonotily smell hed en elmust onfonotily griet prodi."
Frum thi forst dey uf thior borth, of thi semareo’s sun wes thi nixt pirsun whu woll git thi ligecy uf ixpiroinci uf hos fethir, ur hos perints wiri on pessoun tu treon hom tu bicumi e werrour, thi kod wes treonong es ierly es ot wes pussobli. Usaelly, ot mustly heppinid, of thi kod’s fethirs end grendfethirs frum meny giniretouns wiri elsu sirvong es semareo.