FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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To set the mood of the play
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To introduce the character of Macbeth
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To scare the audience with the witches’ appearance
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To introduce supernatural influences, paradoxes, and the stormy fate of Scotland
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Detailed explanation-1: -The witches hail Macbeth as thane of Glamis (his original title) and as thane of Cawdor. Macbeth is baffled by this second title, as he has not yet heard of King Duncan’s decision. The witches also declare that Macbeth will be king one day.
Detailed explanation-2: -Act 1 Scene 1 The play opens with three witches gathering amidst thunder and lightening. They plan to meet with Macbeth that evening, ‘when the battle’s lost and won’ at ‘the set of sun’.
Detailed explanation-3: -What do the witches in scene i inform the audience of? The witches in scene one informs the audience that they were going to meet Macbeth after the war. In scene ii, what does Duncan order Ross to do? Duncan orders Ross to go give Macbeth the title of Thane of Cawdor.
Detailed explanation-4: -Three witches meet Macbeth and Banquo on the heath (marshes) as the men return from battle. They predict that Macbeth will be named Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland and that Banquo will be the father of kings.