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The Blood Theme in MacbethOne of the themes in the tragedy of Macbeth is that of extraction. Macbeth is known for his skills as a warrior and his mercilessness that is shown in his kill of MacDonwald. This warrior mentality quickly spreads into his life, and he begins to make killing a habit. When he is told in a prophecy that he shall be tycoon, Macbeth takes it upon himself to murder Duncan, great power of Scotland. After this murder he begins to see visions of blood on his hands, blood nothing could remove. As Macbeth becomes to a greater extent ambitious, he also begins to kill more people to get the power that he wants. The theme of blood is shown passim the play, and is a problem that Macbeth finds harder and harder to rid himself of after each killing.At the antecedent of the play Macbeth is an esteemed member of the army, probably the greatest fighter in all of Scotland. He gets word that a rebellious tribe direct by MacDonwald is defeating the Scots. He single-handed ly defeats the rebels and unseamed him (MacDonwald) from the nave to th chops. With this Macbeth earns great reward among his peers, and even the king.On his way home from war three witches give notice (of) him his future. All hail, Macbeth Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis All hail, Macbeth Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor All Hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter Macbeth was already thane of Glamis, and wondered why they would say that he would be Thane of Cawdor or even king, so he blew it off as tomfoolery, and impossible. However, he was subsequent told by the king that because of his valiant fighting against MacDonwald that he was to be apt(p) the title of the Thane of Cawdor. All this makes him think again of the witches prophecies, and he wonders if indeed he could be king. The desire for power began to consume Macbeth and his wife, and this ambition caused all of the all-fired events that were to follow. Macbeth began to want the kingship that Duncan had more and more. Together Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth plotted to press forward Macbeths reign, by killing Duncan themselves. At night Macbeth gains access to Duncans sleeping quarters, kills the guards, and stabs King Duncan to death. After the murder, Macbeth is clearly shaken, and can hardly study what he has done.