Language Exploration.
Imagery
Act IV
In addition to figurative language, symbolism, and verbal irony, Shakespeare also uses imagery: language that appeals to the senses of sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing. Because our senses provide our direct contact with the world, poets often appeal to these concrete experiences to help convey more abstract ideas. Shakespeare often develops imagery in combination with figurative language.
Notice how Cassius appeals to the senses to emphasize his point that both Brutus and Caesar are noble men (Act I, scene ii):
	Brutus and Caesar. 'What should Be in that Caesar?
	Why should that name Be sounded more than yours? (sound-—hearing)
	'Write them together, yours is as fair a name, (sight)
	Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well, (sound-—speech)
		'Weigh them, it is as heavy, (touch)
Directions:   The following passages from Acts III and IV contain examples of imagery. Review each passage in the context of the play and decide which sense Shakespeare appeals to and what the passage suggests to the reader. Copy the quote and underline the imagery you are explaining.

1.	3:1:66-71
2.	3:1:219-222
3.	3:1:285-288
4.	3:1:299-301
5.	4:1:23-30
6.	4:2:21-22
7.	4:3:9-12
8.	4:3:28-29
9.	4:3:75-77
10.	4:3:249-255