Imprisonment signifies humiliation, grief, and sorrow. For an unmarried woman, being imprisoned by the ruler signifies marriage to a great and distinguished man. Being in prison may also signify appearing before the ruler and speaking to him about religion, by analogy with Joseph advising the king of Egypt. Being confined with bound feet in a room not used as a prison signifies goodness reaching the dreamer; being tormented there is said to make the favorable outcome even stronger.