McB Act 1 Scenes 4-7

This section of reading had a lot of all the kinds of imagery, so I tried to use examples of most of them. On page 46, Duncan says to MacBeth, "I have begun to plant thee, and will labor to make thee full of growing" (pg. 28.) This is an example of planting imagery. Duncan is saying that he will reward MacBeth for all that he has done and he has Duncan's goodwill. On page 58, Lady MacBeth says "All our service in every point twice done and then done double" (pg. 58.) This is an example of the doubles imagery. She is saying this while talking to Duncan and telling him how much she and MacBeth appreciate what Duncan has done for them and how even if they repeated the kindness and doubled it, it would not be enough. On page 54, Lady MacBeth says to her husband "Your face, my thane, is as a book where men may read strange matters" (pg. 54.) She is saying that people can easily read strange things on his face. This is an example of strangeness imagery. And then on page 48, MacBeth says "Let not light see my black and deep desires" (pg. 48.) He is hoping that his "dark," (meaning bad) desires and plans will not be exposed. This is an example of darkness imagery.