In The tragedy of Macbeth, three witches give a prophecy to Macbeth (a Scottish general) saying that he will be King of Scotland. Ambitiously influenced by his wife, they planned on killing the king and taking the throne to himself. Although just before putting the plan to work, he started to fell suffocated by the guilt he will carry saying:
"Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas in incarnadine,
Making the green one red."
Meaning that <u>even the numerous, or </u><u>multitudinous</u><u> (</u><u>letter A</u><u>) seas, will not wash off his guilt.</u>
Even so, his wife managed to bring him back to plan, murdering the king, putting the guilt of it on others and becoming the king himself.