Figurative language in Shakespeare

In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses many diffrent forms of figurative language. The main reason people use poetic devices is to help the reader visualive the situation so that they understand the peom better. One poetic device that is used is hyperbole. Hyperbole is the over exageration of something. A good quote that is used in Macbeth that is hyperbole is " Will all great neptune's ocean's wash this blood clean from my hand's (II, ii, 77-78). This is a good quote to describe hyperbole because he is over exageration to show how deeply hurt he is about killing people that all of Neptune's oceans can't clean the guilt from him ( Blood meaning Guilt). Another poetic device is Dramatic irony. This is when the character's think something may be super serious but the reader knows that it is an over exageration and that makes it almost funny/ironic. One quote from Macbeth that is dramatic irony is " All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter" (I, iii, 53) This is a good example of dramartic irony is because the reader knows that this is over exagerated and is very unlikely but the characters just blindly believe it right away even though it is crazy and very unlikely. Lastly there is allusion. Allusion is using a pop culture reference in the play. A quote that involves allusion is " will all great Neptune's ocean's clean this blood from my hands" (II. ii. 77-78) This is allusion because Neptune is a figure that people know about so it better helps the reader understand what the writer is trying the explain. This is a good quote because it really describes how bad Macbeth feels and that all of Neptune's ocean's cannot clean his concious of what he has done. Poetic devices real help the reader better understand what the writer is trying to set in places for the play and poetic devices are one of the best ways of helping the reader visualize and understand what the writer is trying tho get across.

-Brodie Jung

Lady Macbeth Journal 8

OMG,
I have done something horrible. I have turned my husband into a monster. This is not the man I married. He just goes and kills his best friend like it is nothing. I keep having horrible nightmares. I keep imagining blood on my hands. I think I am going crazy and just can't handle it anymore. I might just end it all. This could very well be my last journal entree. Good by cruel world and my Husband Macbeth.
- Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth Journal 7

Ugghhhh,
Macbeth totally ruin my dinner party. He kept saying that he was seeing Banquo's ghost. He was acting like a complete crazy person. I had to cover for him and get everyone to ignore my crazy husband as if he wasn't there. Eventually I had to get everyone to leave because he was just getting out of hand. I am so embarrassed. I tried to tell him that killing Banquo was not the best idea.
- Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth Journal 6

I'm back journal
I am so excited about today. Macbeth and I are holding a banquet. I will probaly be hosting most of the banquer because that is just how it is. We will be having a feast and it will be a gay old time. Also Macbeth hired so people to kill Banquo and his son Fleance. Hopefully getting other people to do his dirt work doesn't backfire on us somehow.
- Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth Journal 5

Hey Journal,

So me and Macbeth we talking about how we are almost the King and Queen of scotland and we started to talk about his friend Banquo. Macbeth says that banquo has been very suspicious lately and thinks that Macbeth is the one that killed King Duncan. Macbeth says that we should kill Banquo so that our terrible secret doesn't get out. I don't know if this is a good idea because it might make it so that other people become suspicious of us.

- Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth Journal 4

Hello Journal,
Macbeth has finally killed king Duncan. Don't tell anyone but we framed the servants. In reality Macbeth and I just killed Duncan. Macbeth is very scared and is freaking out. I just want him to calm down so he doesn't blow our cover. Things are very tense right now and we must be careful. Im just so excited because I am one step closer to becoming Queen of Scotland. :)
- Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth Journal 3

Hey,

I finally got my husband to kill king Duncan. It took a bit of pursuading but I got him to agree to kill king Duncan. It took a while but I put on some of my swag and got him to do it. He is already the Thane of Cawdor and that puts him in a position to become the King after Duncans untimely death. If everything goes according to plan then I will be the queen in now time. Im so excited and I feel like nothing can bring me down.

- Lady Macbeth