Macbeth: Imagery Of Planting A picture is has more meaning than any amount of words, and being able to paint a picture with words is a skill possessed by great writers. This literary technique is known as imagery. William Shakespeare was an incredible writer and one of his greatest talents was the ability to use imagery to enhance the setting, characterization, and theme in his plays. Incorporating the imagery into these other aspects of the play makes it even more powerful, because it forces the reader to use their imagination. Shakespeare used imagery well in Macbeth. In the play, the imagery of planting creates an atmosphere of evil, shows Macbeth as an overly am