In the first act of Hamlet, Hamlet uses imagery of disease to describe the state of Denmark. He is unhappy with what has happened with the country. "There is something rotten in the state of Denmark." He is describing how disgusted he is with his mother and how she is sleeping with his uncle using images of disease. "It will but skin and film the ulcerous place / Whiles rank corruption, mining all within, infects unseen." …showed first 75 words of 408 total…

…showed last 75 words of 408 total…insane and really hates his mother who loves him. The felling that the imagery in Hamlet portrays from the visual descriptions of disease, poison, and decay shows a world of horrible tragedy to the reader. Hamlet is obsessed with death and hates everyone attached to him except horatio who he admires. A play without imagery is like a federal document. It makes it very bland. People read books to be entertained and imagery does this.