imagery in macbeth

There are many imagery signs of Light and Darkness in Macbeth. Listed here are a few examples and Light of Darkness in Macbeth Darkness is used whenever something terrible is going to happen. Lady Macbeth says “Come, Thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound It makes, nor heaven peep through the blanket of dark to cry “hold, hold!”.” (1.5.55). This quote means that Lady Macbeth wants the darkness to cover the sight of the knife when she kills Duncan. The darkness also represents the evil deed she has planned. When Lady Macbeth calls the murderous spirits to prevent "heaven" from "peeping through the blanket of the dark to cry 'Hold, Hold!'" she means that light, which is associated with God, offers protection from evil and is the only thing that could stop her from murdering Duncan. Another sign of Light and Darkness is when Macbeth says "…out, out brief candle" (5.5.26) when he find his wife dead. Macbeth considers his wife’s life to be short. The flame of the candle is a metaphor for her short life and sudden death. A similar event includes Banquo's torchlight, the one that illuminates him just enough so his murderers can see what they're doing, is also blown out the moment he's killed (3.3.27). Darkness represents Death apart from Light which represents life.
There is also imagery of blood. Throughout the entire play there was imagery of blood. It begins with the opening battle between the Scots and the Norwegian invaders, which is described in harrowing terms by the wounded captain in Act 1, scene 2. Another major imagery of blood develops when Macbeth and Lady Macbeth embark upon their murderous journey, blood comes to symbolize their guilt, and they begin to feel that their crimes have stained them in a way that cannot be washed clean. “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand?” Macbeth cries after he has killed Duncan, even as his wife scolds him and says that a little water will do the job (2.2.58–59). Later in the play she comes to share his horrified sense of being stained: “Out, damned spot; out, I say . . . who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?” she asks as she wanders through the halls of their castle near the end of the play (5.1.30–34). Blood symbolizes the guilt that sits like a permanent stain on the consciences of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, one that haunts them to their graves.
Another imagery of the play Macbeth includes Manhood. A big example of manhood imagery is when Lady Macbeth says “Come, you spirits, which tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here” (Act I, scene v, lines 41 - 42). What she is saying is she wants to become more like a man so she can think like a man. She doesn’t want to be soft and shallow like a girl, she wants to be strong and unforgiving like a man. The other imagery of Manhood in Macbeth is When Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth’s Manhood. She said “You durst do it, then you were a man, and to be more than what you were, you would, be so much more the man” (Act 1 Scene 7 lines 49 51). She believes that Macbeth is not man enough to kill Duncan. The next imagery of Manhood is when Macbeth says “Accursèd be that tongue that tells me so, for it hath cowed my better part of man!” (act 5 scene 8 lines 17-18). Macduff has made Macbeth feel fear. Than Macbeth goes saying this because he thinks the better part of man is their courage.
The final imagery in Macbeth is Clothing. A good example of Clothing imagery is when Banquo says “New honors come upon him, like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold but with the aid of use.” (Act 1 Scene 3 Lines144-146) What Banquo is saying is Macbeth is trying on his new title and he needs to get used to it.

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