Macbeth Act ! Scene 1
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- Created on: 01-04-17 16:11
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- Act 1, Scene1
- "In thunder, lightning or in rain"
- witches were said to create storms, thunder and lightning
- links to the Daemonolgy of King James
- rhythm of power of three is unnatural and spell-like
- rhyme of "again" and "rain" is also spell-like
- witches were said to create storms, thunder and lightning
- Speech
- disjointed and fragmented
- eerie atmosphere
- turn-taking
- echoes in theatre giving powerful effect
- disjointed and fragmented
- "fair is foul and foul is fair"
- links to theme of appearance vs reality
- alliteration makes it chant-like
- contradiction is unsettling and cunfusing
- "When the battle is lost and won"
- anaphora of "when" builds anticipation and tension
- foreshadows a battle to come, evokes curiosity
- suggests ability to predict future, linking to Daemonlogy
- antithesis of "lost and won" confuses
- 2011 RSC Production used children to evoke fear
- "In thunder, lightning or in rain"
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