The Bloody Child In Macbeth

The second apparition is a bloody child who tells Macbeth that no one that was birthed by a woman can harm him which means that he cannot be touched by any person. This reassures Macbeth that he is safe and also makes him question whether or not he needs to kill Macduff. Perhaps the bloody child is supposed to represent Banquo’s son, Fleance, and the consequence of Macbeth’s quest for power. Hecate, when she went off in a rage on the three weird sisters, said that Macbeth acted like a child so maybe, like the head, this child is a part of Macbeth. At this point, Macbeth is being especially naive because, although the witches say that no one born to a woman will harm him, he fails to realize that he is dealing with witches who play with dark