![]() Moreover there are three prophecies suggesting deity and holds religious connotations, it also heightens the impact of the prophecies. Additionally as we already know that Macbeth has had the title placed upon him and as a result it makes the supernatural more credible. The witches prophecies are also significant in Act 1 Scene 3, “All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee Thane of Glamis, All hail Macbeth, hail to thee Thane of Cawdor, All hail Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter”(I.iii, line 48-50), the witches greet Macbeth like a king with the verb “hail” suggesting that Macbeth is praiseworthy, a feeling that is shared with King Duncan who bestows the title of Thane of Cawdor upon Macbeth suggesting that the title of King is that of deserved by Macbeth. Moreover Banquo’s description describes the liminal nature of the witches revealing how they are human and supernatural, moreover the line about the “ beards” could just be a pun or a sensationalism of witches. ![]() It further presents Banquo as a more brave and noble character, as he does not murder to become King and thus his death is not justified. Banquo is more tentative and sceptical, “you should be women, yet your beards forbid me to interpret”(I.iii line 46) additionally “or have we eaten the insane root” (I.iii 84) suggestive that Banquo does not have full faith in the prophesy just as Macbeth does. Another reason to suggest that Macbeth becomes under the influence of the Witches is the way his speeches can sometimes contain rhyming couplets and can also end with a rhyming couplet, a technique preserved for supernatural and evil characters.Ī juxtaposition is created between Macbeth and Banquo, displaying the difference in the two men. What it could display is that one hand it could show that Macbeth has already been influenced by the witches but on the other hand it could show that Macbeth himself is equally evil to the witches thus suggesting that he has the ability to commit evil upon his own without the help of the witches. There is a lexical link between Macbeth and the Witches “So foul and fair a day I have not seen” (I.iii line 38). The third witch declare’s “a drum, a drum: Macbeth doth come”, the alliteration increases the power and the supernatural power of the Witches it heightens their position as evil characters, more ever they employ the rhyme as this is a symbol of the supernatural and evil characters in Macbeth. The stage direction “Drum within” signals the arrival of Macbeth, the effect is not only to build suspense but is also a symbol within the play – the reveberating sound of guilt. Thus adding to the debate wether Macbeth performs the murders out of his own free will or under the control of the witches who are inherently evil. The witches speech is almost comical at the start of scene as they talk of a woman who would not give her “Chestnuts” and as a result she cursed her husbands journey, “I’ll drain him dry as hay, sleep shall neither night nor day… He shall live as man forbid”(I.iii line 19-21), showing that the witches are petty creatures but more significantly their ability to curse. They are described as “imperfect speakers” or equivocators and liars.The scene starts with the stage direction “thunder”, not only setting a tumultuous tone for the narrative but signalling what the witches will incur upon Macbeth: a tulmultous path of destruction. Their aim is to lure Macbeth into their web of lies and deceit by feeding on his “ambition” for the “golden round”. Their first prophecy comes true very quickly which makes Macbeth cling misguidedly to the notion that he can become King just as easily. Witches tell Macbeth he will be “Thane of Cawdor” and “King hereafter”. Witches speak really ambiguously → a deliberate ploy to deceive and confuse on the part of the speaker. Establishes Macbeth’s innate connection with the witches. ![]() “So foul and fair a day I have not seen” is macbeth’s first line – which echoes “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” in Act 1 Scene 1
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