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The word “blood” and its variations are used approximately 42 times throughout the course of Macbeth. The great playwright obviously deemed blood such an essential part of the construction of Macbeth that he appeared to go slightly overboard in his imagery. This is not the case. Blood is used so often in the play, that it can be categorises as an extremely important theme. Shakespeare uses blood literally and figuratively at the same time to help make the play more realistic and grabbing, and, for the mentally superior, to illustrate the changing nature of the characters in the play. Let me explain this in more detail: It begins by symbolising the honour, bravery and valour associated with war. King Duncan’s opening line is: “What bloody man is this?” (1.2.1). The captain he was inquiring about had