The Bloody Theme of MacbethWilliam Shakespeare, the author of the play Macbeth, is a classic story of power, murder, and guilt that follows such bloody acts. Throughout the tragedy, the theme of blood is present in the many murders, scenes of violence, guilty pleasures and power-hungry characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Shakespeare perfectly describes Macbeth and his wife's desire for power and destruction when they bring about horrible events. Macbeth's guilt over his bloody deeds begins with the influence of the witches and Lady Macbeth, becomes more intense with multiple murders, and ends with an overwhelming guilt that symbolizes the blood that Macbeth and his wife cannot escape. First of all, the Three Witches influence Macbeth. ambition for power with their prophecies. “Hail everyone, Macbeth, who will henceforth be king! (I. III. 53) Macbeth is immediately drawn to their words and asks for more information, but the three witches disappear. When Lady Macbeth hears of the prophecies, she declares that her husband is “too full of the milk of human kindness” (IV 17) or too kind. As Macbeth approaches, she prays that “my blood may thicken.” Block the access and the passage to remorse…” (IV 50-51). As Macbeth tells her that King Duncan will stay with them for the night, she plots by telling him to "be like the innocent flower, but be the serpent beneath her" (IV 76-77). As the evening passes, Macbeth declares that they "will go no further in this matter" (I. VII. 34), but Lady Macbeth says, "we will not fail" (I.VII.71) so that they are planning the murder. by Duncan. The four women influence the reluctant but ambitious Macbeth to commit the first bloody murder. Macbeth kills the innocent King Duncan during the night, and Lad...... middle of paper...... H's head which is blood flows. Only through death can the former king and his wife escape the guilt that has ravaged them since their first murder. Macbeth and his accomplice, Lady Macbeth, realize that bringing about the bloody death of others can produce horrible scars on a person's conscience and spirit. Macbeth lies, cheats and kills just for his own kingdom. His wife, close to him, pushes him to dare and commit the first murders. Too late, the Macbeths realize that their fate is linked to the death of their victims. Their guilt began with the first stab of Duncan. As Lady Macbeth talks about Duncan's blood on her hands, she wonders about Duncan's blood and "who would have thought the old man had so much blood in him?" (VI41-42) The throne was not worth the judgment. Macbeth is truly a dark, malevolent, evil story.