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How does Shakespeare create and maintain tension and dramatic inpact in Act 1 Scene 3?  

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Macbeth is a dramatic and well written play by one of the world famous authors...William Shakespeare. Throughout the play Shakespeare uses many clever and sophisticated techniques, which help create and maintain tension and dramatic impact. Also Pathetic Fallacy, dramatic irony & characters which foil one another and are juxtaposed adds to the question, How does Shakespeare maintain and create tension and dramatic impact to Act 1 scene 3? Firstly, Shakespeare creates tension and dramatic impact in act 1 scene 3 by introducing an efficient technique called Pathetic Fallacy. This helps give a dramatic effect when the witches first come on stage. 'The heath: Thunder. Enter the three witches.' The play starts with the Witches, with thunder and lightning, both heart-pounding. The audience may feel the atmosphere and mood is of disarray. This is first of all a pathetic fallacy because of the weather being so bad and the hideous appearance of the witches....

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