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    Midterm Paper: Lady in the Water (2006) In the movie, Lady in the Water (2006), an assembly of residents of an apartment complex called the Cove, managed by a handyman, Cleveland Heap, collaborate to assist a water nymph, Story, return to the Blue World after she meets with the “vessel”. This vessel is an author, who will write a book, which will inspire the mind of a future American leader, who will use the change the world’s perception on politics, cultural issues, and leadership. In order to

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    Blood and water is the only way macbeth and lady macbeth sees to unveil a new world to them and they get affected by their guilt mentally, and will lead to horror. The play of Macbeth is a play of both violence and regret and how certain characters deal with it apart from others.Macbeth is seen as a In Macbeth, by William Shakespeare,Water is the only way in which macbeth and lady macbeth sees to be able to get rid of evidence and guilt. In the play it is shown that blood and water is the only

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    Just after the murder of King Duncan in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth is comparable to the relationship between blood and water, with Macbeth doing the bloody deed and Lady Macbeth washing away the evidence. Before the actual murder, Macbeth is seen as the more cowardly and weaker person in the relationship, as Lady Macbeth is the one planning the murder and the one convincing him to go through with it. In a reversal of roles though, Macbeth is the one who

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    Macbeth, Shakespeare incorporates the feeling his idea of guilt into images for the audience. Blood and water are two symbols in Macbeth that function as keys to unlock the hidden message of the effects of guilt. Blood is used to remind Macbeth and Lady Macbeth of their cruel actions, while water acts as a way to cleanse their minds and find their panacea. Shakespeare’s use of the symbols of blood and water demonstrates the powerful nature of guilt to the audience. advise the audience of the possible effect

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    castle where Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, plan to murder him. Once Duncan is murdered, both Macbeth and Lady

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    Stage 1 English Macbeth: text analysis How does imagery reinforce one or more of the main themes of Macbeth? In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare relates the imagery of blood and water, which are symbolized in the major themes of the play. Images of blood and water are mainly shown together as one main symbolic image of numerous themes. Each detail of imagery has an important symbol related to the major themes of the play. Shakespeare’s play is about Macbeth’s power to become king, including the murder

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    clarify broad themes and character insights throughout the play. Specifically, the classification of water imagery present throughout Macbeth will be discussed broadly to include descriptions of rain, water, and the act of cleansing with water, whether or not they are real or imagined by the characters. Shakespeare uses all of these images to create an atmosphere that highlights Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s guilt and their subsequent desire to purify their tainted moralities. In addition to this, Macbeth

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    is used throughout the play. It symbolizes the removal of guilt. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth use water to clean their deeds. Lady Macbeth assures her husband saying “a little water clears us of the deed”(ACT2 Scene2) but later, she tries to remove stains rubbing her hands together as if she is washing her hands and says that “out damned spot out”(ACT5 Scene1). Water symbolizes the purification of guilt and conscience. Water is interrelated with guilt and it is an essential symbolic motif. Consequently

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    the images of blood, sleep, and water define the central theme of guilt. The imagery of blood that appears throughout the play, gives a better insight to the guilt that the MacBeth’s are feeling. With seeing all the blood appear in the play, the image of seeing the blood haunts the MacBeth’s and makes them think back to the horrible deed they committed. After the deed is done, Lady MacBeth tells MacBeth to, “wash this filthy witness from your hand” (2.2.50). Lady MacBeth describes the blood as filthy

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    disappointment over something that has happened or been done”. In the play Macbeth, the playwright William Shakespeare continuously repeats the motif of guilt and regret for the purpose of further developing two of the main characters: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. From almost the beginning of the story the audience is introduced to the motif of guilt when Macbeth is manipulated by his wife to kill the King. Shakespeare introduces this motif in order to further develop the character Macbeth. Before

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