Essay Archive - Patterns of Imagery in Macbeth
Patterns of Imagery in Macbeth
Shakespeare's Macbeth is full of different types of imagery. Many
of these images are themes that run throughout the entire play at different
times. Five of these images are nature, paradoxes, manhood, masks and
light vs. darkness.
Nature:
"Thunder and lightning." This is the description of the scene
before Act I, Scene i, Line 1. The thunder and lightning represent
disturbances in nature. Most people do not think of a great day being
filled with thunder and lightning. The witches are surrounded by a shroud
of thunder and lightning. Also, the first witch asks i....
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