|
SummaryIn this scene Macbeth and Banquo meet three strange witches on the heath ( like a field). They speak in riddles and seem to int that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor then King. they also tell Banquo that his son shall be king. Macbeth becomes angry by their cryptic speech and calls them 'imperfect speakers' before they mysteriously disappear.
A this point, the reader is already aware that Macbeth is to become Thane of Cawdor because King Duncan reveals this to us in Act one Scene Two. The old Thane of Cawdor is to be executed for being a traitor- Macbeth is o be given the title instead. DUNCAN: What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won. Macbeth does not yet know about any of this. So, this is an example of dramatic irony. |
Key words:
|
A prediction of what will happen in the future. When the audience know something that the characters on stage do not. A classic example of this is in a pantomime when the audience shout "he's behind you!" |
5 minute activity |
How important is it to the play that Macbeth meets the witches? Write up your ideas in no more than three sentences.
|