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THE WITCHES (JAMES I (He was obsessed with the supernatural, He wrote a…
THE WITCHES
JAMES I
He was obsessed with the supernatural
He wrote a book 'Demonology'
Shakespeare's inclusion of the witches might have been only for the King's sake
INTRODUCTION OF THE WITCHES (Act 1 scene 1)
The introduction was written in trochaic tetrameter and rhyming couplet
The witches speak in an incantation which reinforces the supernatural tone for the play
The witches are controlling Macbeth's fate
The rhyming couplet disintegrate later on the passage
Foreshadows the trajectory of the play
The play begins in order but ends up in chaos
In the beginning Duncan is king and all is well
Macbeth murders the king and starts his reign of terror
This suggests Macbeth is taking his fate in his own hands
THE PLAY BEGINS WITH A STORM
Pathetic Fallacy
Foreshadows that the witches bring 'trouble'
ANDROGYNOUS BEINGS
Emphasises that they are unnatural
Links with Lady Macbeth 'Unsex me here'
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
The witches cannot work their magic unless Macbeth was already receptive
The witches were the catalyst but Macbeth planted the seed
THE WITCHES SPEECH
They speak in paradox
'Fair is foul and foul is fair'
Represents the lack of order and the violation of the natural order of things