"colors of their trade"
Historical Reference
Act 2,
Scene 3
Lines 112-
In Shakespeare’s day tradesmen wore uniforms of specific colors signifying their trade. Appropriately, Macbeth is imagining red as the color for murderers.
In Shakespeare’s day tradesmen wore uniforms of specific colors signifying their trade. Appropriately, Macbeth is imagining red as the color for murderers.