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Witches (Language (Their language marks them out as mysterious and other…
Witches
Language
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Speak in verse, but different to other characters
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Don't speak in iambic pentameter, but in trochaic metre
Typical Shakespearean verses have 5 stresses, but their speech has 4
Influence
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It is only due to their prophecies that he does the evil deeds - without them he maybe wouldn't have
He begins to blindly trust what they say, until he eventually actively seeks them out
Women
The witches are portrayed as women, which is significant
They are yet another force of evil, as well as Lady Macbeth, who is a woman
They are portrayed as unnatural women - you should be women / and yet your beards forbid me to interpret / that you are so
Ambiguity
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Or, are they agents of fate, whose prophecies are only reports of the inevitable
Interest
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Shakespeare knew that his audience would have felt a mixture of fear and fascination for the three weird sisters
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Appearances
Also illustrate the fact that appearances can be deceiving, and links with the theme of reality vs appearance, due to their confusing women with beards appearance