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Discuss Shakespeare's presentation of the witches in Macbeth. How dramatically effective is the presentation?
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Discuss Shakespeare's presentation of the witches in Macbeth. How dramatically effective is the presentation? "Fair is foul and foul is fair". Sound familiar to you? This is a catch phrase used by witches in 'Macbeth' and is certainly not forgotten about today. Years ago, witches were seen as a threat to a town or village, a menace and sometimes thought of as 'devils'. Yet, in 'Macbeth', the witches are given a sense of wisdom and knowledge, and are looked to for help by others. Some might even have called them Oracles. Back in the 17th century, people were either killed or tested for being witches. Most, if not all the people accused of being witches were thrown into a river and if they sunk to the bottom they weren't witches (because they were dead) or float (meaning they were witches) giving the towns people a reason to kill them. People...
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