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How does Shakespeare create a felling of fear and mystery in the witchcraft scenes in Macbeth? Why would they have been effective and convincing to a contemporary audience, and how have they been interpreted?
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How does Shakespeare create a felling of fear and mystery in the witchcraft scenes in Macbeth? Why would they have been effective and convincing to a contemporary audience, and how have they been interpreted? Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare, it is set in medieval Scotland. Witchcraft is a major part of the play, I will be writing about it and how it would have affected the audience at the time. There are three witches in the play and they are featured in Act 1 Scene 1, Act 1 Scene 3 and Act 4 Scene 1. I will also be seeing how the play has been interpreted in modern films and plays. The importance of Act 1 Scene 1, to the play, is great as it would have put fear into the hearts of the audience straight away, with it being set in a "desolate" place with "thunder and lightning"....
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