What are five lines in the play Macbeth that are good examples of imagery?

Answer 1

"Ere to black Hecate's summons, the shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums hath rung night's yawning peal"

"No, it will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red."

"What, all my pretty chickens and their dam at one fell swoop?"

"They have tied me to a stake; I cannot fly but bear-like I must fight the course."

"There's husbandry in heaven; night's candles are all out."

Answer 2

1. "Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires." (Act 1, Scene 4) - Macbeth's desire for power is compared to darkness and hidden desires.

2. "Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow." (Act 5, Scene 5) - Macbeth reflects on the fleeting nature of life, comparing it to a brief candle and a mere shadow.

3. "Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under 't." (Act 1, Scene 5) - Lady Macbeth advises Macbeth to conceal his true intentions behind a mask of innocence, using the imagery of a serpent hiding in a flower.

4. "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?" (Act 2, Scene 2) - Macbeth, after committing murder, wonders if even the vast ocean could cleanse him of his guilt, using water imagery to portray his remorse.

5. "What hands are here? Ha! They pluck out mine eyes." (Act 2, Scene 2) - Macbeth hallucinates bloody hands and feels as if they are tearing out his eyes, creating a vivid image of his guilt and madness.