Imagery In Herakles
Around lines 1110-1130, Madness goes into detail at how Herakles will kill his children. She describes him being in a fit of rage, not realizing what he is doing in that moment. My favorite line is 1110-1111, "When I enter Herakles' heart and make it beat louder and louder in his ears," because it allows the audience to experience what Herakles is experiencing. I imagine that hearing about someone going mad and not realizing what they are doing would be difficult to understand, but the imagery and descriptions in this quote from Madness really helps. The "heartbeat" in Herakles' ears describes a pulsing feeling, when one is very angry and their blood pressure is high and it almost feels like your head is throbbing, so I really really like this little excerpt.