--- title: Brief Notes on Imagery in Macbeth | KS4 Teaching Resource description: "Download some brief notes on key images in Macbeth including: night and darkness, gloomy daylight, light, blood, sleep and children." image: https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hubfs/Brief%20Notes%20on%20Imagery%20in%20Macbeth.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/imagery-macbeth-brief-notes#main-content) [![DouglasWise_Logo2026 (1)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/DouglasWise_Logo2026%20(1).png?width=500&height=144&name=DouglasWise_Logo2026%20(1).png)](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/) - [KS3 Resources](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/ks3-teaching-resources) Show submenu for KS3 Resources - [Prose](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/prose) - [Poetry](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/poetry) - [Drama](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/drama) - [Non-Fiction](https://douglaswise.co.uk/blog/tag/non-fiction) - [Resource Bundles](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/teaching-resource-bundles) - 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