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Did you know you could read a summare of Shakespeare’s Macbeth in 32 seconds and still grasp the use and idea of blood? The main character Macbeth kills Duncan to become king and he starts to hear things. The temptation of having power, Lady Macbeth urges Macbeth to kill Duncan and she starts to halluceate. While in power Macbeth gets worried that Banquo’s kids will get power that he has him and his son killed and because of it he starts to halluceate. Finally Macbeth thinks and acts on the idea of killing Macduff and his family and this leads to his otter demise because Macduff is the only one who could kill him. By examining Shakespeare’s use of blood one can determine that it helps reinforces the theme of temptation leads to destruction.
Given profices of being King temps Macbeth of killing Duncan that later leads to his destruction. The quote relates to the thesis because to be king Macbeth has to kill Duncan and killing Duncan indicates blood. “All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis. All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor. All hail Macbeth, that shalt be blood...

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