what types of themes does shakespeare use
Sometimes Shakespeare will repeat individual theme words throughout the play. In Macbeth the most frequent word is 'blood,' 'Blood' is a word with a multitude of meanings. At its most dramatic it refers to violence, something that's very prominent in the play. There is a lot of killing, a lot of blood seen, and the characters use the word in everything they say. It's here that Shakespeare invents the word 'bloody', turning 'blood' into an adjective for the first time. 'Blood' also refers to family, as in blood relatives. Macbeth is the cousin of Duncan, whom he murders.
The Dangers of Lust and Love. In Shakespeareâs sonnets, falling in love can have painful emotional and physical consequences. Sonnets 127â152, addressed to the so-called dark lady, express a more overtly erotic and physical love than the sonnets addressed to the young man. But many sonnets warn readers about the dangers of lust and love.