Word imagery is a term for a metaphor, a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as". One of the best examples of this is clothing imagery. For instance, Ross tells Macbeth that he has been named Thane of Cawdor, and Macbeth says, "The Thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me in/ Borrowed robes?" (1.3.108-109). Macbeth asks why Ross is telling him this. This title is like new clothes to him, but this title and these clothes should still belong to the former Thane of Cawdor. Another example of clothing imagery occurs when Macbeth tells his wife that he has second thoughts of killing Duncan. He says, "I have bought/ Golden opinions from all sorts of people,/ Which would be worn now in their newest gloss" (1.7.32-34). Lady Macbeth thinks he is being irrational. Macbeth knows that he is the center of attention now because he saved the country. He also knows that if he kills Duncan everyone would be more interested in the death of their king than in their hero,
Word imagery is a term for a metaphor, a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as". One of the best examples of this is clothing imagery. For instance, Ross tells Macbeth that he has been named Thane of Cawdor, and Macbeth says, "The Thane of Cawdor lives. Why do you dress me in/ Borrowed robes?" (1.3.108-109). Macbeth asks why Ross is telling him this. This title is like new clothes to him, but this title and these clothes should still belong to the former Thane of Cawdor. Another example of clothing imagery occurs when Macbeth tells his wife that he has second thoughts of killing Duncan. He says, "I have bought/ Golden opinions from all sorts of people,/ Which would be worn now in their newest gloss" (1.7.32-34). Lady Macbeth thinks he is being irrational. Macbeth knows that he is the center of attention now because he saved the country. He also knows that if he kills Duncan everyone would be more interested in the death of their king than in their hero,