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Macbeth-Act One Scene One Analysis
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- 1Macbeth Act one Scene One Analysis''an open place''-a place without landmarks or buildings
The appearance of the 'weird sisters' as they later call themselves, The old English word 'wyrd' or 'weird' means 'Fate'-exact origin of these witches. They're the fates of classical mythology. - 2Macbeth Act One Scene One AnalysisBleakness of scene-dramatic presentation both of wild Scottish landscape(where the play is set) and the more universal wilderness of man's existence.
- 3Macbeth Act One Scene One AnalysisThe three witches speech-rhymes imitate the casting of a spell.
Language full of imagery of witchcraft and chaotic weather: thunder, lightning, fog, rain and 'filthy air'. - 4Macbeth Act One Scene One Analysis''When the battle's lost and won'' & ''Fair is foul and foul is fair'' are contradictory statements-riddles expected from witches; on the other hand the lines suggest a paradox which runs throughout the play; life frequently presents a confused picture of events in which discerning truth from falsehood is difficult.
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- Flashcards on Macbeth-Act One Scene One Analysis, created by Chelsea Beaton on 25/10/2015.
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