Act 1 Scene 1

Question 1

There is a use of pathetic fallacy

Finish the quote:
“When shall we _____ meet _____?
In ____, ____, or in ____?”

Answer 1

“When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”

Question 2

What does the quote mean?
“When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”

Answer 2

-“… again…rain” = rhymes with each other - sounds like a spell being casted - emphasises how they are witches and not to be trusted
-“…thunder, lightning, or in rain?” = pathetic fallacy - its setting the mood that the the witches are dark and dangerous - during the time of James I reign people believed that witches controlled the weather (AO3) - it also suggests doom from the beginning (Bad, bad, bad) No room for positivity - bad weather = bad witches

Question 3

Finish the quote:
“When the _____-_____‘_ done,
When the ______‘_ lost, and ___.”

Answer 3

“When the hurly-burly’s done,
When the battle’s lost, and won.”

Question 4

What does the quote mean?
“When the hurly-burly’s done,
When the battle’s lost, and won”

Answer 4

-“…done…won.” = Rhymes - sounds like a spell being casted - emphasises how they are witches and not to be trusted
-“…battle’s lost, and won.” = foreshadowing the chaos that will happen and the battle with Malcom and Macbeth at the end (not the fight with Macduff)
- shows there will be chaos, disorder and fighting.

Question 5

Finish the quote:
“Fair is ____, and ____ __ ____,
Hover _______ the ___ and ______ air.”

Answer 5

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair,
Hover through the fog and filthy air.”

Question 6

What does the quote mean?
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair,”

Answer 6

-“Fair”, “foul”, = fricative (repetition of the f sound) / alliteration - suggests the deceptive nature of reality and the blurred lines between good and evil
- “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” = oxymoron - suggests to the audience that things are not always as they appear
- Shows there will be disorder
- “fair and air” = Rhymes - sounds like a spell being casted - emphasises how they are witches and not to be trusted

Question 7

What does the quote mean?
“Hover through the fog and filthy air.”

Answer 7

• “Hover” = Verb - implying that there supernatural - which an Jacobean audience would be sacred of (AO3)
• “fair and air” = Rhymes - sounds like a spell being casted - emphasises how they are witches and not to be trusted
• “fog and filthy” = fricative - predicts the way the characters will struggle to understand what’s going on around them.