Images and Imagery in Macbeth Essay -- Macbeth essays

tomography in Macbeth dark, disorder, mayhem, fear, guilt, and hypocrisy are all important themes carried throughout William Shakespeares Macbeth by the effective use of imagery in reference to ill-fitting clothing, blood, and light verses dark. imagination in this play tiptoes its way though every motion picture to reach a malevolent atmosphere of shame and false pretenses. The contrast between light and dark during Macbeth clearly relates to the conflict between good and evil. Darkness is used throughout the play to create a desolate and wan atmosphere filled with disarray. Darkness is always prominent during murders and tragic events. When Macbeth realizes that Malcolm is named heir in act 1, scene 4, by the king, Macbeth becomes enveloped in jealousy and says, let not light see my black and deep desires (I.IV.57-58). He hopes that immorality will hide his deepest desires. When Macbeth and Lady Macbeth discuss the murder of Duncan, Lady Macbeth calls on evi l to wrap itself around her in a blanket of evil so that she would not be suspected in the lines, Come, thick night, /And conk out thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, (I.V.53-54). The morning after Duncan was murdered Scotland remained in night and obscurity. The events that involve immoral acts by characters are continuously done in the presence of darkness. Therefore, one can conclude that evil and death is present throughout Macbeth with the company of darkness. Light, conversely signifies all things good and sane during the play. inwardly the whole drama, the sun only seems to shine twice Act 1, scene 6, where Duncan and most other characters are sitting in a peaceful area in front of the castle, all are in graduate(prenominal) spiri... ...ich is intriguing to the readers in order to hold their attention and further their scholarship of the play. As well, blood imagery is successfully used to illustrate the unshakable character shift experienced by Macbeth from a brave soldier, to a murderer, to a man filled with self-induced guilt. Macbeth was given the title thane of Cawdor, and he was slow corrupted by the power. Works Cited and Consulted Bradley, A.C. Shakespearean Tragedy. Toronto Penguin Books Canada Ltd., 1991. Edwards, Terence. Twentieth Century Interpretations of Macbeth. unseasoned Jersey Prentice-Hall Inc., 1977. Shakespeare, William. Tragedy of Macbeth . Ed. Barbara Mowat and Paul Warstine. New York Washington Press, 1992. Scott, Mark W. (Editor). Shakespeare for Students. Gale question Inc. Detroit, Michigan. 1992