An individual's imagination has an incredible and persuasive influence on their actions. Imagination is defined by Google as “the. . . action of forming new images or concepts. . . not present to the senses." Many tales and stories have a protagonist with a revolutionary imagination. Imagination often persuades people to think one way or another, even though it is often obvious that reality is very different from their perception. In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, the main character is often influenced by his imaginative mind, and evidence of this can be found in three scenes: act 2, scene 2 after the murder of King Duncan; act 3, scene 4 when Banquo's ghost haunts the party; and act 5, scene 3 before the final battle. To begin with, Macbeth's imagination in 2:2 adds to the tragedy by foreshadowing events that will take place later in the play. After Macbeth kills the great monarch Duncan, he and his wife converse about the events that occurred. During this, Macbeth says, “I thought I heard a voice cry 'sleep no more! Macbeth kills sleep'... 'Macbeth will ...