The Witches

Question 1

‘Stay, you imperfect speakers. Tell me more.’

Answer 1

• Macbeth tries to control the witches, but however, he cannot
• This shows he cannot control the witches’ action and maybe is how fate

Question 2

‘You should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so.’

Answer 2

• Shows the odd appearances of the witches
• Showing they don’t belong on Earth
• Their twist appearance can reflect their twisted speech

Question 3

‘Fair is foul and foul is fair’

Answer 3

• Shows natural order has been disrupted because of the interference of the witches

Question 4

‘Double, double toil and trouble, / Fire burn and cauldron bubble.’

Answer 4

• Trochaic Tetrameter - differs from Shakespeare usually writing in iambic pentamer
• Structure shows the witches are much different from the normal people in the play
• They stress harsh sounds, portraying their harsh nature towards Macbeth, as they are preying on his downfall by falling seeds of ambition