Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of The Tragedy of
Macbeth, Macbeth is talking to Lady Macbeth after their
dinner guests have departed.
[Macbeth.] For mine own good
All causes shall give way: I am in blood
Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
Strange things I have in head that will to hand,
Which must be acted ere they may be scann'd.
What does Macbeth mean by the metaphor "I am in
blood"?
O He is guilty.
He is hurt.
O He is scared.
O He is drained,