The Witches Flashcards
1
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Ts1: the witches prediction that MB will be king touches upon his hamartia:his ambition.
A
‘Fair is foul and foul is fair’
2
Q
Ts2: The witches recognise MB’s evil and seek to deceive him
A
‘Artificial sprites… shall draw him on his confusion’
‘By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes’
3
Q
Ts3: MB realises the witches have deceived him to commit sinful acts at the end of the play.
A
‘Juggling fiends’
‘I have a strange infirmity’
4
Q
Ts4: Banquo is less trusting of the witches and cautions macbeth that they may be evil agents of the death, leading him to commit sin
A
‘Instruments of darkness’
5
Q
Ts5: Warn MB of MD and later presented as MB’s nemesis
A
‘Beware Macduff’
‘Macduff was from his mother’s womb untimely ripped’
