The Witches and Hecate Act 3 Quotations

Question 1

Analyse the quotation - “Spiteful and ________”

Answer 1

wrathful

This vocabulary utilised at the pit of Acheron is a clear indication that they are from or going to hell, since from a Christian standpoint foul language would have been from the devil, and thus the witches are linked to it. Spite and wrath are both deadly sins too.

Question 2

Analyse the quotation - “And at the ___ of _________”

Answer 2

pit, Acheron

This quotation reveals where Macbeth will learn of his fate, and since that place is like hell it links his fate to hell and foreshadows his demise.

Question 3

Analyse the quotation - “He shall spurn ____, scorn _____”

Answer 3

fate, death

This prediction implies is worse in his evils than even the witches as he goes against the natural constants of the universe like death itself. This fate foreshadows his demise since in a Jacobean view, the Kingdom of God will eventually always triumph over evil.