FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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strange
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ugly
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mysterious
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fate
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Detailed explanation-1: -The sisters are called “witches” only once in the play-but they’re called “weird” six. The word “weird” comes from the Old English term “wyrd, ” meaning “fate, ” so we’re betting that they’re in some way associated with the three fates of classical mythology.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for fate. Weird in this context means controlling human destiny and was spelled ‘wyrd’. Whether or not Macbeth has the ability to shape his own destiny is a constant theme in the play, and the Witches are a symbol of this.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although there is clearly more than one of them, the Witches may be seen as seem as a single character; they are often referred to as “The Weird Sisters".