MacBeth

 
        For me to answer this essay question I must first find out what
exactly imagery is,  to do this I used an Oxford dictionary and this is the
definition;
 
Imagery n. Images collectively;  statuary,  carving;  mental images
collectively;  ornate figurative illustration,  esp.  as used by author for
particular effect.
 
        An image is a picture that the author places in your head by
graphic descriptions about a subject.  This image is designed to help the
reader understand the plot or mood or to simply add life to a story.
Shakespeare uses imagery a lot in his books and this imagery also
symbolises a person or a theme in the story.
 
        In the first line of act one scene two Duncan is asking his Lords
who the bloody man stood before him is.  He says that judging by his
wounded state he could tell them of the latest news of the battle.  This
opening sentence sets the scene for the whole of the play, a bloody war.
The...