Shakespeare uses diction to express his loyalty and respect for the king and his lust for the guards that took his life. He uses the simile "And his gashed stabs looked like a breach in nature" to express and set the scene. This also leads the reader to know that he can not bear to consider the truth of what actually happened. The diction is used in an equivocation manner, to hide the truth behind something that sounds convincing. Shakespeare portrays imagery when he speaks of the kings silver skin laced with golden blood. He is talking about Duncan's body decaying and since he is noble he bleeds "golden blood" and he is laced with silver skin instead of being pale. When he talks about the guards "murderers" daggers covered in blood, it leads
