The Witches Flashcards
1
Q
Punishment (3)
A
‘Jew, Turk, Tartar’
‘Sleep shall neither night or day’
‘instruments of darkness’
2
Q
Dehumanised (3)
A
‘The earth hath bubbles’
(thunder and lightning)
‘Look not like th’inhabitants o’th’Earth’
3
Q
Omnipotent (3)
A
‘Fair is foul and foul is fair’
‘He shall spurn fate, scorn death’
‘Where the battle’s lost, and won’
4
Q
Context (2)
A
- Most people disliked witches so seeing them be awful was appealing
- Shakespeare didn’t want the audience to think that these events could happen naturally so added the witches as a catalyst/influence
- King James I wrote the Daemonology (hated witches) so this portrayal would appeal to him
