The imagery of sound (panting)
To appeal the sense of hearing to the reader, the author of this play has used the imagery of sound. ‘Panting’ depicts sound by the character Footman. Max writes:
“Pray can your worship tell me – [panting] hoh, hoh, hoh, -if my lord become in yet?"
From this imagery, the reader can hear the panting of the character 'Footman' who is responding to Sir Bounteous.
The imagery of taste
The imagery of taste comes prevalent as the play continues. For instance, the character Harebrain says:
“I’ve pawned my credit on’t. Ah, didst thou know The sweet fruit, thou’dst never let it go.”
The imagery is used to mean that once an individual has tasted something sweet, he won’t let it go. For instance, if one has a good woman in all aspects it is hard for a husband to let her go.
The imagery of hearing
As the play progresses, the author uses the imagery of sound to appeal the sense of hearing to the reader. The sound in the play is depicted by the laughing act by Harebrain:
“Ha, ha, ha, nay, I’ll her hard to it”
The laughing sound is appealing to the hearing sense of the reader and this creates more curiosity to continue reading the play to uncover what happens next.
The imagery of Sight
In the play, the mother tells Possibility that her daughter is reading her books since she was an infant she loved books. Possibility requests to see her and this appeals the sense of sight to the reader. He says:
“May we deserve a sight of her, lady?”
The imagery in this context aids the reader to conceptualize and visualize how the lady is reading the book.
