The witches

Question 1

what adjectives would you use to describe the witches ?

Answer 1

Deceitful
Evil
Supernatural
Mysterious
All-knowing

Question 2

What themes would you link the witches with ?

Answer 2

Supernatural
Gender
Betrayal

Question 3

What are the key moments of the witches in Act 1, scene 1 ?

Answer 3

Opens the play to plan when they will meet Macbeth :

“In thunder, lighting or in rain” - Pathetic fallacy : the weather encapsulates the supernatural side of the play

“Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair “ - straight away shows that the witches aren’t always truthful and they trick Macbeth

Question 4

What is a key moment for the witches in Act 1, scene 3 ?

Answer 4

Gives Macbeth and Banquo their first set of prophecies and fuels Macbeth ambition - need to change fate to get what he wants

Question 5

What are key moments for the witches in Act 4, Scene 1 :

Answer 5

Casting their spell (insight to how evil they are)

“tongue of dog”
“lizard leg”
and
“Finger of birth-strangled babe”

Question 6

What is a Key moment for the witches in Act 3, Scene 5 ?

Answer 6

Meeting up with hecate:

“how now, hecate! you look angerly” - she’s annoyed the witches have been meddling with Macbeth without her permission or guidance

“He shall spurn fate” - he could have changed fate with his own free will yet he is so deluded that he can’t and now he especially cannot with Hecate’s power now