nature and supernatural

Question 1

fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog and filthy air

Answer 1

it acts as a summary of what is to come in the tale. it shows what is considered good is actually bad and what is considered bad is actually good

Question 2

stars hide your fires, let not light see my black and deep desires

Answer 2

this demonstrates conflict between light and dark, good and evil

Question 3

be bloody, blood, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for non of women can harm Macbeth

Answer 3

the bloody child tells macbeth that no man will bring harm to macbeth

Question 4

all hail macbeth! thee, thane of galmis! all hail macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!

Answer 4

the whole play revolves around the witches prophecies and are litterally in control of fate. it suggests that the supernatural are in control of fate, not humans

Question 5

my thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical. shakes so my single state of man that function

Answer 5

the witches prophecies encourage macbeth to think wicked thoughts and carry out evil deeds.

Question 6

I will drain him dry as hay; sleep shall neither nor day. Hand upon his pent-house lid

Answer 6

witches say that they will terrorise the sailor’s ships with storms and rob him of his sleeps, this forbodes what will eventually happen to macbeth