Witches Quotes Flashcards
Name one quote about the witch regarding the supernatural and appearance vs reality
Hint : instruments
“Instruments of darkness”
Name 3 quotes regarding the supernatural
Hint : eye, fire burn, hell
- “Eye of a newt”
- “Fire burn, and cauldron bubble”
- “Hell broth”
Name one quote regarding appearance vs reality
Hint : Dichotomy
“Fair is foul and foul is fair”
Analysis of “Instruments of darkness”
Auditory image on instruments: auditory imagery implies a malevolent musicality, their words possess an almost hypnotic trance for Macbeth illustrating their duplicitousness.
Plosives on “darkness” : creates a harsh sound, foreshadowing the ominous and grim destiny the Witches are ready to inflict upon Macbeth through their self fulfilling prophecies.
Banquo’s discernment of this “darkness” indicates his immunity to the hypnotic and malevolent musicality that encapsulates Macbeth.
How to remember analysis for “instruments of darkness”
Auditory imagery : hypnotic trance for Macbeth
Plosive : foreshadow grim destiny for Macbeth
Banquo : immune to hypnotising musicality
Analysis for “fair is foul and foul is fair”
Speak in paradoxes : “foul” and “fair” creates a sense of contradiction and disorientation that is established from the offset.
This foreshadows the impending chaos in the play - the Witches’ duplicitous and deceitful nature will leave Macbeth bewildered and disoriented.
Speak in trochaic tetrameter : gives their speech and eerie song like quality different from the other characters who speak in iambic pentameter. This compounds their duplicitousness as even their speech transcends the earthly realm.
How to remember analysis for “fair is foul and foul is fair”
Paradoxes : establish disorientation from the offset
Foreshadows : chaos
Trochaic tetrameter : eerie song like quality different from other who speak in iambic pentameter
