FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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all great Neptunes ocean
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the seven great seas of Earth
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the multitudinous seas
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a drop of water
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Detailed explanation-1: -’Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red’ Macbeth (Act II, Sc. II). Macbeth laments in this passage that all the oceans in the world wouldn’t be capable of washing the blood from his hands.
Detailed explanation-2: -What does Macbeth mean when he says the blood on his hands will redden all the seas? People will see the blood on his hands and know he is the killer. He can never get over his guilt about killing Duncan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lady Macbeth again warns him not to think of such “brain-sickly of things” and tells him to wash the blood from his hands (44). Seeing the daggers he carries, she chastises him for bringing them in and tells him to plant them on the bodyguards according to the plan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Imaginary blood represents guilt for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. It’s not until after the murder of Duncan that their guilt begins to manifest. As their guilt grows, so does the importance of the blood. What’s more, the imaginary blood also shows how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both lose a grasp on reality.