act 3 scene 5 events and quotes

Question 1

Hecate is the goddess of what?

Answer 1

witchcraft- she has lots of control & power

Question 2

what is symbolic about the weather always being thunderous when the witches enter?

Answer 2

it highlights their eerie nature & how they can control all living things, including the weather

Question 3

why is Hecate angry?

Answer 3

the other witches have been prophesizing with Macbeth

Question 4

“Was never call’d to bear my part… (Hecate)

Answer 4

or show the glory of our art”

Question 5

what does Hecate say about Macbeth?

Answer 5

“for a wayward son, spiteful & wrathful… loves for his own ends”

Question 6

what does what Hecate say about Macbeth link to his character overall?

Answer 6

Macbeth is self-centered- a reminder of his character flaw- he is self- absorbed- narcissism- ambition- fatal flaw

Question 7

where does Hecate tell the witches to meet her?

Answer 7

the pit of Acheron

Question 8

what is significant about Hecate asking the witches to meet her at the pit of Acheron?

Answer 8

• the pits of Hell- a river that runs through Hell- Macbeth is going to Hell- reinforces the supernatural element of the play

Question 9

what does Hecate collect for magic to ruin Macbeth?

Answer 9

moon vapour

Question 10

“spurn fate” & “spurn death” highlight what?

Answer 10

Macbeth’s future- he is going to die- the foreshadowing- reinforces the point of no return for Macbeth

Question 11

what literary techniques does Shakespeare use to create an unsettling and eerie atmosphere when Hecate is speaking?

Answer 11

• rhyming couplets
• iambic rhythm (stressed & unstressed syllables)
• sounds like Hecate is casting a spell on him- sealing his fate