Golgotha

• "Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds / Or memorise another Golgotha" (1:2)
• A reference to Christ's death at Golgotha/upon Mount Cavalry, known proverbially as 'the place of dead men's skulls'.
• Golgotha is an Aramaic word meaning 'skull' and Cavalry is from the Latin work 'calva' meaning 'blad head' or 'skull'.
• The actual site of Christ's crucifixion is unclear, with many believing it took place on a steep rocky ridge outside the walls of Jerusalem. The ridge contained two large sunken holes, resembling the face of a skull.
• A bleeding sergeant tells King Duncan of Macbeth's blood exploits on the field of battle; his actions were so bloody, that the captain wonders whether Macbeth and Banquo were trying to replicate the scenes at Christ's crucifixion.
• It could also be suggested that just as Christ was killed by soldiers, Duncan will potentially suffer the same fate.