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Shakespeare's presentation of the witches in act 1 scene 3 in Macbeth.
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SHAKESPEARE'S PRESENTATION OF THE WITCHES IN ACT 1 SCENE 1 AND 3 IN MACBETH. In Shakespeare's opening scene the witches are presented in an open place, this gives a sense of mystery to why an open place was chosen and already the audience are beginning to ask questions about these witches. The thunder and lightning in the back round adds to the tension that has already been built up by the witches. I think that Shakespeare done this on purpose because when there was thunder and lightning it was associated with bad goings on. In the first four lines of the play the witches are talking in rhymes, this adds to the incantatory effect that that the witches are casting a spell and that they are all over a cauldron or a fire of some sort. When thy ask when they shall meet again and they only mention bad weather as...
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