Taye Wellington Mr. Turner ENG2D0-B May 4, 2016 Imagery in Macbeth Imagery is essential in all types of literature. With the use of imagery, the author is capable to convey numerous things to the reader. For example the theme, setting, and plot. The author can manipulate the reader’s thoughts efficiently allowing the reader to connect to the story. Shakespeare used this exceptionally well throughout the play. Many types of imagery were in Macbeth. They were types like blood imagery, growth, clothing, evil, chaos and fear. Those types were the most prominent during the play. This imagery creates a rich atmosphere and tone, it builds Macbeth’s character, and it enhances and allows the plot to proceed. Atmosphere is the overall feeling the …show more content…
At the beginning of the play imagery was used to show how his character would progress, “New honours come upon him like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould” (1.3.143-144). This clothing imagery commences his ambitious nature, it shows how he would wear out the title until it feels accustomed to him. Once his ambition started he became progressively more evil. His ambition was shown even more with growth imagery, “I have begun to plant thee and will labour to make thee full of growing.” (1.4.28-29). This growth imagery was used to foreshadow how Macbeth would do great things. This teased Macbeth and it started to show his true character. Lady Macbeth encouraged his ambition further by making fun of his manhood. Once Macbeth got encouraged his ambitious nature did not revert to normal, starting his …show more content…
This was explained by growth imagery “Or as such as it needs to dew the sovereign flower and drown the weeds.” (5.2.30). They wanted to kill Macbeth who represented the seeds and have Malcom who represents the flower become king. This shows how the plot will end once Macbeth is killed and order is restored. Macbeth upset all kinds of order throughout the play, political, social, family, and mental. After Macbeth was killed Malcolm used growth imagery, “What’s more to do which would be planted newly with the time” to give the readers an idea on how he will begin his new era of Scotland. Representing that all that Macbeth has done will be fixed and order restored, reinforcing that the plot has