How does William Shakespeare use imagery in King Richard III?

In Act I, Scene IV, the imagery in the dream juxtaposes death and wealth. Although the supernatural is present in the play, as seen above, Christian themes are also prevalent. The imagery of Clarence's dream shows dead men at the bottom of the ocean surrounded by wealth: gold and gems. It is a reminder that wealth is useless once one dies. In the Christian tradition, you can take nothing with you into heaven. This imagery suggests that although Richard may gain the power and wealth he strives for, it will all be for nothing in the end since he got those things by villainous means. This theme is carried on later in the scene when one of the assassins chooses to "save [his] soul" rather than kill Clarence for the gold promised by Richard.