analysis of act 1 scene 1- the witches plan to meet Macbeth

Question 1

how does the mood start in act 1

Answer 1

the play starts with thunder and lightning which sets a dark and violent mood

Question 2

how does the wether hint

Answer 2

that un natural events are occurring

Question 3

why are the whitches the first characters on stage

Answer 3

shows the importance of the supernatural is to the play

Question 4

how do the witches speak and give a quote

Answer 4

the witches speak in righming couplets
quote- when the Hurley burleys done
only the supernatural speak in rhythm- which sets them apart from the other characters and makes their speech sounds un natural as their casting spells

Question 5

what do the witches plan.

Answer 5

to meet Macbeth but don’t explain their intensions.

Question 6

what other language techniques do the witches speak in
give.a quote

Answer 6

paradoxes- ‘’ when the battles lost and won’’
at first they don’t make any sense, but their predictions become clearer as the play goes on

Question 7

what’s a paradox

Answer 7

a statement that contradicts itself