the witches

Cards (6)

  • something wicked this way comes
    ability to recognise forces of evil approaching them which adds to the independent doom and further amplifies supernatural elements throughout the play
  • instruments of darkness
    recognises the evil musicality where the words are almost hypnotic for macbeth
  • the weird sisters hand in hand
    symbolise women needing power and support to receive power
  • your beards forbid me to interpret
    masculinity is synonmous with power allowing this description to assert with dominance and power
  • fair is foul and foul is fair
    deceptive nature of appearances and blurred lines between good and evil. Reflects the presence of ambiguity and moral uncertainty in the world of the play
  • double double toil and trouble
    emphasising theme of supernatural as they are casting a spell and admitting there is duplicity in the things they say