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What does Macbeth mean when he says I am in blood stepped in so far that you should wade no more returning were as tedious as go o'er?
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∙ 12y ago
It means that because he has already murdered and created despair going back would be so pointless because he would always have the reminder so he may as well carry on as he is because alll is ending anyway.
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∙ 8y agoI am in blood Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
Means that he is so far in to his bad deed that it is equally easy/hard to continue with it as to try and get out of it. Macbeth is stuck, and can neither go back nor forward.
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∙ 8y agoBasically he means that he has gone this far, so he may as well pursue it to the end. He uses the image of himself wading in a deep pool of blood to express his career of murdering people. He says that even if he were to "wade no more", and stop where he was, it would be just as difficult ("tedious") to return as go forward ("go over").
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How does Macbeth feel with his new found power?
Lady M feels empty. "Desire is got without content." She is unable to sleep properly. Macbeth cannot sleep either. "Macbeth hath murdered sleep." He has become paranoid and suspects his subjects of treachery all the time. "There's not a one of them but in his house I keep a servant fee'd." He no longer feels any restraint of conscience. "I am in blood stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er."
Who says the witches fear me in Macbeth?
when macbeth visits the witches the second time, which noble do they say he should fear
What does Macbeth say must happen to Fleance?
Macbeth told that Fleance should also be assassinated along with his father.
What does to catch the nearest way by Lady Macbeth mean?
it means that one should use what ever they have to get where they want to be, to Macbeth this means that he should kill his king in order to become king
What are some patterns of imagery in Macbeth act 4?
"I am in blood stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er". (III, 4) The image of Macbeth wading through an ocean of blood reinforces the many examples of blood imagery throughout the play, including several earlier in the same scene. It is reminiscent of the line "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." which also reminds us of Lady Macbeth's line "all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand." All of these images of the Macbeths awash in a sea of blood that cannot be cleaned off enhance the central idea of Macbeth, which is that doing one evil deed changes the doer forever, and the guilt clings to him or to her. (As in Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, there is no redemption.)
What quotes show indirect characterization in the tragedy of Macbeth?
One example of indirect characterization in "Macbeth" is when Lady Macbeth says, "Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it." This quote reveals Lady Macbeth's cunning and manipulative nature. Another example is 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." This quote shows Macbeth's guilt and the point of no return he has reached in his ruthless ambition.
Who said you are in blood in Macbeth?
"We are so steeped in blood that going back were as tedious as going forth..." I am mangling the quote a bit, but Macbeth says it referring to the fact that he has committed so many blood crimes that committing more is inevitable, that they can't go back and undo their violence. The real quotation is: "I am in blood Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er" The mangled paraphrase is actually not too bad.
What is the best paraphrase of the underlined words in this reading passage I am in bloodStepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more,Returning were as tedious as go o'er?
it is too late to go back.
How does Macbeth feel with his new found power?
Lady M feels empty. "Desire is got without content." She is unable to sleep properly. Macbeth cannot sleep either. "Macbeth hath murdered sleep." He has become paranoid and suspects his subjects of treachery all the time. "There's not a one of them but in his house I keep a servant fee'd." He no longer feels any restraint of conscience. "I am in blood stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o'er."
Was Macbeth a vassal of Duncan If not should Macbeth's act considered regicide?
Macbeth was not a vassal of King Duncan. Macbeth's act of killing King Duncan would be considered regicide because he unlawfully killed his king, who was his sovereign and ruler.
What is the name of Macbeth's wife?
Grouch It should be Gruoch.... She was Lady Gruoch of Scotland before she married Macbeth. Throughout the play she is usually referred to as Lady Macbeth.
What should you do if you accidentally stepped a sea urchin?
you should run like crazy
Who started the idea that people should be killed in Macbeth?
In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," the idea that people should be killed originates primarily from Lady Macbeth. She is the one who convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan in order to fulfill the witches' prophecy and secure his place as king.
Does returning a car after two weeks you buy it mess your credit?
It depends why you are returning it but it should not
When returning from sea a red buoy should be passed on what side?
Red right returning.
What should you do after returning to school?
Study
When returning from sea a red navigation buoy should be passed on what side?
Red right returning.
