How witchcraft is used in Macbeth
...ke an incantation and contrasts throughout the play with the blank verse spoken by other characters. They can foresee the future so they know what the outcome of the battle will be and there enigmatic speech suggest they have knowledge which non-witches dont. We only catch little bits of information, we do not know where the location or the scene they will meet macbeth and what health he will be in. Also whether the batlle will be lost or won, this could mean that the vanquised will loss and the victors win. But the wiches phrase implies something more than obvious fact, and the close connection on winning and losing might suggest the two are indistinguishable, that what seems to be a success is really failure, as Macbeth discovers during the course of the play. They already have an interest in him, and therefor he is introduced to the audience in a pwerful atmosphere of evil. The paradox of the witches final couplet 'fair is foul, and foul is fair', sums up the reversal of normal moral values that is the centrel principle of satanism. This moral confusion is reflected both in the storm and havens and in the battle on earth. The batlle referred to by the Witches is revealed to be that against the rebel Macdonwald and the invading army of the king of norway. News is bought by a wounded captain. The scene changes from the undefined supernatural setting of the first and to the urgent physical action of the battle. The danger to scotland, the ferocity of the conflict and the heroism of Macbeth and Banquo are conveyed through the exited interjections of the Captain and the elaborate description, there are extended simlies and frequent personifications. This formal epic style gives his achievements an ideal heroic character, but in no way diminishes the realism of the account. It has a primitive violence. This scene is full of images of blood, as is the whole play and the occasional broken lines convey the captains own pain and weariness. His wounds and the preliminary alarum introduce vivd fragments of battle into the theatre, and the use of 2 sepearate messengers suggests the uncertainty of the outcome - the captain does not know the result of the second engagement. There are many themes in the Macbeth story including the ambition he has as there was ruthless seeking power by Macbeth, urged on by his wife. Also there is evil as Macbeth has the urge to destroy whatever is good with the presence of murderous intention and action. Also appearence means nothing as evil can lurk behind fair looks, and appearences cant be trusted. Theres also violence as destruction and oppresion happens throughout the play. Guilt is used as Macbeth knows what he is doing is wrong, which he does anyway and his conscience suffers. There is alot of imagery in macbeth including blood which is used throughout the play and makes you think of people being hurt or dieing. There are babies and children which are used as signifying vulnerability and innocence. Also disease is used as in the country is sick under Macbeths rule and community. The sense of supernatural evil is conveyed by the thunder and lightning and the appereance of the witches. Their rhymed verse which is used sounds like an incantation and contrasts throughout the play with the blank verse spoken by other characters. They can foresee the future so they know what the outcome of the battle will be and there enigmatic speech suggest they have knowledge which non-witches dont. We only catch little bits of information, we do not know where the location or the scene they will meet macbeth and what health he will be in. Also whether the batlle will be lost or won, this could mean that the vanquised will loss and the victors win. But the wiches phrase implies something more than obvious fact, and the close connection on winning and losing might suggest the two are indistinguishable, that what seems to be a success is really failure, as Macbeth discovers during the course of the play. They already have an interest in him, and therefor he is introduced to the audience in a pwerful atmosphere of evil. The paradox of the witches final couplet 'fair is foul, and foul is fair', sums up the reversal of normal moral values that is the centrel principle of satanism. This moral confusion is reflected both in the storm and havens and in the battle on earth. This formal epic style gives his achievements an ideal heroic character, but in no way diminishes the realism of the account. It has a primitive violence. This scene is full of images of blood, as is the whole play and the occasional broken lines convey the captains own pain and weariness. His wounds and the preliminary alarum introduce vivd fragments of battle into the theatre, and the use of 2 sepearate messengers suggests the uncertainty of the outcome - the captain does not know the result of the second engagement. There ar...