Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth is speaking to Lady Macbeth after their coronation and feast. Macbeth: It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood: Stones have been known to move and trees to speak; Augurs and understood relations have By maggot-pies and choughs and rooks brought forth The secret’st man of blood. What is the universal theme in this excerpt?
Answer
A
the loss of innocence
B
the struggle for equality
C
the quest for power
D
the inescapabilty of justice
Explanation
Macbeth says that bloodshed leads to more bloodshed and that even birds and other signs can reveal a murderer’s secret. This suggests that crimes cannot remain hidden forever and that justice will eventually catch up with those responsible. The universal theme is the inescapability of justice, not simply the quest for power.
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