Summary: Act 1, scene 1 Thunder and lightning crash above a Scottish moor. Three haggard old women, the witches, appear out of the storm. In eerie, chanting tones, they make plans to meet again upon the heath, after the battle, to confront Macbeth. As quickly as they arrive, they disappear. The opening scene of the play introduces the theme of the play and lets the audience know what to expect.
On his way back he meets three witches who tell him his future “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promised”. In the play the speaker who has the strong feelings is Lady Macbeth. The main theme in the laboratory is revenge as the speaker is willing to do anything to have her revenge, she woman seems to be a cold blooded murderer as she is not thinking about changing her mind. However the main theme in Macbeth is to do anything to achieve your ambition, even to go as far as to kill some one. The speaker in the laboratory uses an impatient and curious tone as she want
Eileen Tello Ms.Fedor English lll Date: 11/10/12 Period: 9 The Crucible and Hysteria The Crucible brings to life the dark period in our history which is called the Salem Witch Trials. To give a brief description of the book it is about a girl named Abigail Williams and her friends accusing people in the town of Salem of witchcraft so that she will not be punished for dancing in the woods. Not only for the dancing but also for drinking a potion that was meant to kill the wife of John Proctor, the man she committed adultery with. The girls have the town going completely insane because they are all looking out and accusing people of being witches, mostly for greed so they may get their land. Throughout this book, the author has a lot of underlying themes, such as integrity, hysteria, and the danger of ideology.
We are unaware of the witches plans regarding Macbeth but it is clear that they are planning to meet him to unleash evil in the play at that is what witches do. King James was particularly interested in Witches and even wrote a book on it. Shakespeare opens Macbeth with a scene that introduces the witches
Around this time the ruler of Munchkinland, Nessarose, who is also a Witch, is killed by Dorothy's house when it falls out of the sky during a tornado. Elphaba attends the funeral and has a brief reuniting with Glinda who is now a Witch. The two quarrel about politics and Nessa's shoes, which Glinda has given to Dorothy. Elphaba and Glinda part ways on bad terms. During a meeting with the Wizard, Elphaba discovers he is from another world.
The witches gave him the idea that he would become king “Third Witch: All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter.” (Shakespeare, 23) which made him think about it. After he was announced Thane of Cawder, he realized maybe the witched were right, that maybe someday he will become king. After Macbeth wrote a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth and told her about what the witches had told him, she started thinking of a plan and putting it into action. “The Witches are the most evil in the entire play.
Suspense in Macbeth “Round about the cauldron go: In the poisoned entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone days and night has thirty-one sweltered venom sleeping go to, boil thou first i’th’ charmed pot!”1 Shakespeare uses a lot of suspense and tension in his plays to create a specific mood or tone like evil, fear, and terror. In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth, many literary devices were portrayed but a very important one that played a key role would be suspense. The scenes that best create suspense, and tension in Macbeth would be the following events with the Witches presence, Duncan’s death, and Banquo’s death. From the very beginning of the play, suspense was already introduced.
Eventually, her search leads her to Laurel Hedare the wife of the founder of Hedare Beauty. Later on, Laurel murders her husband for his adultery. Laurel contacts Catwoman and frames her for the murder and is taken into custody by the police, but not before Laurel reveals the side-effect of the cosmetic product: discontinuing using it would make the skin disintegrate while continued use would make the skin as hard as marble. She also plans to release the Beau-line in the market the following day. Patience slips out of confinement and confronts Laurel in her office, revealing that Laurel is the one responsible for Patience's death.
Macbeth (Scene #1- The Witches Gathering) Narrator: On a lonely hilltop three witches held hands and turned in slow circles around a black cauldron. The chanted ancient and forgotten words: (Witches hold hands and spin around slowly) (Form Circle) Witches (ALL): “Fair is foul and foul is fair, through the fog and filthy air! Fair is foul and foul is fair, through the fog and filthy air!” (Deform Circle) Witch 1 (Arian): “When shall we meet again? In thunder, lightening, or in rain?” Witch 2 (Tony): “On the heath.” Witch 3 (Chuck): “To meet Macbeth” Witches (ALL): “Macbeth! Fair is foul and foul is fair, through the fog and filthy air!” Narrator: The three witches conclude their meeting.
Student Teacher ENG3U Year Macbeth: The Theme of Equivocation According to the Oxford Dictionary equivocation is “a way of behaving or speaking that is not clear or definite and is intended to avoid or hide the truth”. In other words saying parts of the truth and leaving out others. In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth the theme of equivocation is portrayed through the witches, the characters, and the apparitions. In the play Macbeth, the witches introduce early on the theme of equivocation through their prophecies. This is illustrated when the witches say: “Fair is foul, and foul is fair, /Hover through the fog and filthy air” (1.1.12-13).