McB Act 3 Scenes 4-6

Most of the imagery in this section of reading is in Scene 4. On page 134, MacBeth says in line 23, "Then comes my fit again:" He is talking about his mental illness here. He says this after the 1st murderer tells him that Fleance escaped when they killed Banquo. This is his reaction to the news. Then right after MacBeth the murderer says in line 29, "With twenty trenched gashes on his head" here he is describing what he and the other murderers did to the body of Banquo and this is an example of injury imagery. On page 136, Lady MacBeth says to the Lords in line 65, "The fit is momentary" she is talking about MacBeth's reaction to seeing Banquo's ghost. She is trying to convince them that it is just a short and not important fit. This is an example of mental illness imagery. On page 142, MacBeth has the start of a monologue at the end of the page, in which he says "to the weird three sisters" which is of course an example of strangeness and is referring to the three witches that have been mentioned throughout the play. Then he goes on to say in line 162, "I am in blood" which is an example of injury imagery. He is saying that he is standing deep in blood because he has been involved in so many murders, and he goes on to say that he cant go back now because he is just too far in. He is saying this to Lady MacBeth.