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'What do you learn about the Witches' aims in showing him the things they do? What kind of effect do various Apparitions have on Macbeth's state of mind?
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ENGLISH. Anna Warner, 9CMG. TASK 2 'What do you learn about the Witches' aims in showing him the things they do? What kind of effect do various Apparitions have on Macbeth's state of mind? In the beginning of act 4 scene 1 Macbeth has already decided that he needs the advice of the weird sisters. Before he arrives, the three witches prepare a suitably grotesque mixture in their cauldrons. Many of the ingredients in the cauldron are associated with danger, evil or poison. Animal imagery has also been used. Some examples would be a' fillet of a fenny snake,' and 'an Adder's fork '. Snakes and serpents have been often thought of and used to symbolise evil for thousands of years. The serpent was also the evil creature who tempted Eve with the forbidden fruit; therefore these characters were deliberately used to help create an evil mood. Some other ingredients were used to...
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