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All imagery is is figures-of-speech that paint a picture. If I say "He's a lion among men" I'm suggesting that you imagine a lion, and then transpose some of the feelings that picture inspires onto the guy I'm describing. What S does is use the same image (or similar ones) over and over, so that eventually lion-ness (or whatever) seems like an ever-present thing. Go through the play and see, for example, how often guilt (either actual crime or feelings of guiltiness) is compared to being covered in blood; eventually, just from the mentions, the whole play seems soaked in blood. That's what imagery does. Now, as you read through, see if you notice any other figures of speech reappearing often.Posted by Hamlet on April 15, 1997 at 08:29:50
In Reply to "Imagery in Macbeth! Oh, baby!" posted by Kelly aka Satan on April 14, 1997 at 16:26:49
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