Part one of term paper
In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth theme and imagery are hopelessly interwoven in an elaborate, intricate nature that only increases in complexity as the play progresses. Three central themes/recurring images in the play are those of blood, clothing and darkness. Only through careful examination of the images do the connections become evident ...

Part two of term paper
... and passage to remorse” but it seems it is the passage to reason that is impaired. The blood images intensify the feelings of horror and fear felt by both the Macbeths and by those they bring down with them in their tragic fall. One of the most disturbing images in the play comes in act 3, scene 4 line 168 and is of Macbeth describing himself wading in a river of blood. When Macbeth says “I am in blood/ Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er:” ...