1. Macbeth
Lady Macbeth starts this off when she asks the spirits to "make thick my blood,". ... Lady Macbeth knows that the evidence of blood is a treacherous symbol, and knows it will deflect the guilt from her and Macbeth to the servants when she says "smear the sleepy grooms with blood... Then the ghost of Banquo, all gory, and bloody comes to haunt Macbeth at the banquet. ... She says "Out damned spot! ... The death of Macbeth is honoured feat that Macduff is congratulated for. ...
When Macbeth and Lady Macbeth kill Duncan they frame the guards by putting the bloody daggers into the room of the guards. Beforehand, Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to go frame the guards "and smear / The sleepy grooms with blood" (V,i). By smearing the blood of the daggers on the sleeping guards, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth manage to get away with murder. ... In Macbeth it has the same theme. ... While trying to wash the foulness off her hands, she speaks in her sleep, "Out, damned spot, out, I say! ...
Perhaps the most intriguing character throughout Macbeth would be Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth has both good and evil qualities. ... The first portion of Macbeth portrays Lady Macbeth as a malevolent woman. ... Contrary to Lady Macbeth's supposed cruel nature, Macbeth still addresses her as "dearest Chuck- (III.II.45). ... "Out damned spot!...
Lady Macbeth starts this off when she asks the spirits to "make thick my blood." ... When Macbeth is speaking about Malcolm and Donalbain, he refers to them as "bloody cousins." ... Then the ghost of Banquo, gruesome and bloody, comes to haunt Macbeth at the banquet. ... She says, "Out damned spot! ... What this means, is that Lady Macbeth is having fantasies or dreams that deal with blood. ...
Macbeth must then kill both he and his son, Fleance, to assure his own spot as king of Scotland. ... With Lady Macbeth as the main driving power behind Macbeth's own will to become king, he commits some terrible crimes that are the exact opposite of moral. ... The best symbol for goodness in Macbeth is Banquo. ... Even though Macbeth does some awful things throughout the play, it seems more logical to deem Lady Macbeth as the symbol for evil in the story. ... Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are taken to their graves and Malcom takes over the throne, which restores order back to Scotland...