Captain Blood

Blood is used to portray bravery and achievement by showing its accomplishment, for blood to be present it had to have been spilled. In Act 1, Scene 2, Line 1, the King says “What bloody man is that?” The King is referring to a bloody Captain who was with Macbeth and Banquo when they defended Scotland from invaders and insurgents. Blood was able to show the effort and willingness to Macbeth and his soldiers had. In Act 1, Scene 2, Line 18, the Bloody Captain says “brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name—Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, Which smoked with bloody execution.” Blood was able to create the image of success, as blood was spilled defending the King and Scotland. As a result of Macbeth’s heroic efforts, he was made the Thane of Cawdor.

     Despite the use of blood as a good connotation, Shakespeare uses blood to describe other connotations. In many instances, blood is what haunts Macbeth before and after the murder. “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” (II.ii.78-81). No matter if it is a little water or a whole ocean of water, Macbeth feels that no amount of water will clean the blood off his hands. Blood used in this context is sinful and evil. With guilt, he knows that what he has done will never be undone like the blood on his hands. When hallucinating the dagger, Macbeth sees that the blade has “gouts of blood, / Which was not so before. There’s no such thing. / It is the bloody business which informs / Thus to mine eyes” (II.ii.58-61). The imagery of blood on a sharp knife brings evil connotations and foreshadows the violence and goriness that is anticipated. Macbeth refers to the

The Villains of All Nations is book written by Marcus Rediker that follows the origins of the pirate boom before and after the War of Spanish Succession. The book covers infamous pirates like Bartholomew Roberts, William Fly, and Edward Teach also known as Blackbeard.It discusses the grim environment of working the seas for the government, what lead many people to turn to piracy, the tale of the first women pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, how piracy impacted slavery, the pirates bonds of brotherhood under the Jolly Roger, and the events that lead to the death of the pirate era itself.

The use of blood represents Macbeth’s guilt from killing his good friend Banquo. Macbeth’s emotions are being overthrown by his guilt because he has killed the king and his close

Blood is usually considered to be something related to abhorrence and wrongdoing. However, in the play Macbeth, Shakespeare associates blood with a variety of different atmospheres. Ideas of guilt, betrayal, and honor are established in this tragedy with the use of this symbolism. Blood and bloodiness can be traced all throughout the drama signifying these ideas. Although the uses of blood produce many different effects, all are used to symbolize death. All throughout Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the motif of blood to establish the themes of honor, betrayal, and his character’s constant guilt.

“But in these cases we still have judgement here that we but teach bloody instructions which being taught return to plague the inventor,” (I ii 7-10). When Macbeth says these words, it is when we begin to get the full picture of the play and how powerful the image of blood really is. Throughout the play the symbol of blood changes meaning. It starts with blood representing honour and pride for your country and develops into treason and treachery. At the end of the play we see it had blossomed into guilt. Blood is an essential part of life and the same is true in Macbeth.

In this play, blood is taken very seriously. After the first murder scene, when Macbeth stabs King Duncan in his sleep, he begins to feel a large amount of guilt from the murder. A great example of this would be in the quote by Macbeth, "With 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"(Shakespeare,II.ii.79-81 ), at this point, blood is looked at as mostly by guilt. What Macbeth is trying to convey is that even the entire ocean couldn't wash his hands clean from

From working for the British on a Privateer then moving to Jamaica and taking up piracy, Blackbeard’s life was full of excitement.

To emphasize this, Shakespeare reuses blood to symbolize guilt and makes Lady Macbeth go insane to where she has hallucinations of blood. Unlike in the beginning, however, she can't get rid of the blood so easily: ¨Here's the smell of the blood still: all the/ perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little/ hand. Oh, oh, oh!¨ (5.1). The guilt has been building up in her for so long that it eventually leads to her demise and suicide. Vice-versa, Macbeth has grown to be evil and no longer feels the repercussions of murdering people.

Blood is the only thing that gets Macbeth to see what he has done and is the only thing to make him realize the consequences to his actions. Every time Macbeth turns around he sees more blood, he can’t escape from it, which means he can’t escape from his guilt either. Blood and Macbeth become tied more and more together the further in the play he

Villains of All Nations, by Marcus Rediker, is a collection of ideas and information about pirates in the Golden Age of Atlantic piracy, between the years 1650 and 1730. This book is a collection of the unprecedented social and cultural history of pirates, mainly at sea, but also before they became pirates, and how piracy affected maritime culture. It delves into the ideas and realities of pirate life and helps further an understanding of piracy during this time. Rediker claims, “The pirates of the 1710s and 1720s were among the greatest ever in the long history of robbery by sea” (Rediker 8). The text explores the Golden Age of piracy and the generation that shaped the modern, romanticized view of pirates.

Throughout history pirates have terrorized the world’s seas. There are few men that have been feared as much as pirates were. Names such as pirate, buccaneer, and privateer were given to these men and women that terrorized the seas. Black Sam Bellamy, Bartholomew Roberts, Jean Lafitte, Stede Bonnet, and Ann Bonny are some of the most feared names know to man. These were the names of pirates that dominated the seas during the 1600’s and 1700’s, a time known as the “Golden Age of Piracy.” However, one of the greatest pirates of all time was the great Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard. He terrorized the seas for most of his gruesome life during this era. The “Golden Age of Piracy” marked a time when sea travel was unsafe for everyone, with

For about two years, the notorious pirate, Blackbeard, was a glorious legend. Staring out as a privateer crew member, he would soon became the most feared and successful pirate captain of the infamous Queen Anne’s Revenge. This all became fact when, at the start of the eighteenth century, precious matter was found in the Americas. Rumors started to spread about these incredible amounts of fabulous goods and was soon to be known all over Europe. As a result, due to all these European ships bringing in their precious treasure and making very good money trading these goods, the attraction for privateers came into play. Also known as the War of Spanish Succession, Europeans legalized these privateers to attack and capture enemy ships along North America. As time goes on, these privateers, such as Blackbeard, become extremely independent and start only fighting for their own benefit-pirates. This is where Blackbeard’s legend begins.

In the beginning of the play blood is represented of honor and bravery and symbolizes good and victory The play starts out with the 3 witches talking about Macbeth. Macbeth is now a great hero because he led the Scottish army to victory. For the recognition of Macbeth’s leadership he becomes Thane of Cawdor. The witches make many predictions to Macbeth and they all come true. Shakespear stated “For brave Macbeth—well he deserves that name—Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel,Which smoked with bloody execution”(I,2,16-18). This showed that the Captain truly respects Macbeth and that he is a heroic soldier.

The connotation of "first blood" implies that more bloodshed must follow. This is first shown in Babo's attempt to murder Cereno after the captain makes a daring escape leaping into Delano's boat. Although Babo's attempt fails, it does trigger Delano to react in defense of Cereno and his men. Significant bloodshed ensues on board the San Dominick and death once again has become a mainstay aboard this floating cemetery. The deaths of Babo and Cereno close the novella and provide the final deaths of members on board the San Dominick. Death in the story has changed from descriptions and imagery, to disguised actions, to many violent actual deaths.