Imagery in Macbeth In the play "Macbeth" Shakespeare uses many types of imagery. Imagery is a figurative language that writers use. Five different types he uses are blood, ill-fitting clothes, weather, darkness, and sleep. One of the most used ones is the blood imagery. Why does Shakespeare or any writer use imagery? Why does Shakespeare use blood so much in Macbeth? Blood imagery is used very often in Macbeth. It certainly helps you imagine the sick plot that was going on. In Macbeth Shakespeare uses the blood imagery to show the guilt. In Macbeth guilt was not controlled very well. Many things happened by fault of guilt. The blood showed also the killings of al