character analysis of The Witches
- Created by: loupardoe
- Created on: 28-10-16 12:09
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- The Witches
- ambiguous
- The Witches have conjured up three ghostly visions that make ambiguous predictions.
- act 4 scene 1- lines 89-94
- Macbeth is told that he need not fear anything ('take no care who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are') until a forest of trees uproots itself and moves.
- Macbeth falls into their trap and believes that he is safer than he actually is.
- As this seems to be a physical impossibility Macbeth instantly dismisses it ever happening ('That will never be').
- When the Witches make their predictions, they only say what will happen and not how it will happen.
- The prediction will come true - but not quite in the way Macbeth expects.
- supernatural
- The Witches meet around one of the most well-known symbols of witchcraft - a cauldron
- act 4 scene 1- lines 6-11
- Into this they throw all manner of foul and evil objects ('poisoned entrails') and cast a spell
- Their physical appearance, their style of speech, their actions and their apparent ability to predict the future sets them apart from the humans they seek to control.
- Although it is not clear what the spell is for, it is obvious they are up to no good.
- The Witches are clearly unlike any other characters in the play.
- The Witches' chant is in a different rhythm to the way the other characters speak - this also suggests their supernatural nature.
- ambiguous
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