Witches Flashcards
1
Q
What do the witches link to?
A
- Context and Supernatural
2
Q
What do the witches create?
A
- The witches create a sinister atmosphere in the play as they have the power of super natural forces
3
Q
What is the main quote the witches use and what does it link to?
A
- ‘Fair is foul and foul is fair’
- Good versus evil
- Letit motif runs throughout
4
Q
What is the quote which is also a link with witches?
A
- ‘Macbeth doth come’
5
Q
What do the witches have and what do they do throughout the play?
A
- Prophecies which action is caused by as they link to Macbeth - ‘murther’, ‘king hereafter’
- Prophecies made Macbeth believe he is ‘invincible’
6
Q
What quote relates to prophecy?
A
- ‘Thou has it now’
7
Q
How do we know Macbeth believes he is ‘invincible’
A
- ‘No man of woman born’
- ‘Not vanquished to great birnam wood’
