Witches

• Fair is foul and foul is fair


  - fricative alliteration creates harsh f sound a sound of summoning

  - parallelism in paradoxical phrase foreshadow rest of the play.

  - Oxymoronic language creates confusion and cultivates intrigue to build tension show main theme of equivocation which helps understand the play
• Valour of my tounge'


  Pronoun 'my' to tempt bear connotation of satanic imagery of snake in the garden of Eden and cause fall of man so the witches form their own anti trinity
• Thunder and lighting'


  Pathetic fallacy dark and foreboding atmosphere foreshadow tragic event. The fact the witches were first introduce highlight their importance as supernatural creatures whose main purpose is to create chaos and destroy cosmic order through their cryptic prophecies.
• Double, Double toil and trouble'

  Lot of plosive sounds 'o' 'e' 'b' create a thumping sound almost as if an earthquake and are shifting natural order emphasising their undeniable power.

  
  

  Furthermore Repetition of 'double' hold great importance serves as a reminder that their speeches are full of intricate double meaning contradictions and deception.

  
  

  Rhyming couplet make it like a children nursery rhyme and paint mockery of the witches showing only weak fall for the witches power.
• "Something wicked this way comes "


  Dehumanising noun 'something ' to address Macbeth show his wickedness cannot be contained in human body

  
  

  The adjective 'wicked' illustrates the extent of Macbeth evil that the embodiment of evil see him as evil
• "when the battle lost and won"


  Juxtaposition between lost and won hits two the 2 battle one physical losing his life after regicide and metaphorical battle won stealing his soul
• a deed without name'

  Witches operate in a realm where Macbeth cannot see them can be a sign to him of equivocation that the witches are hiding things leading to his downfall.

  
  

  Historical religious belief that when one is baptised he is given a name sanctioned by God so this show their actions aren't holy.
• "Hover through fog and filthy air'

  Trochaic terameter audience notices change in which characters are present their importance cause them to stand out .
• secret,black and midnight hags!'


  Rule of three is implored this show the witches create their own anti-trinity especially as they speak in unison. Adjective 'black ' is unforgiving the witches are powerful being with no moral compass and 'midnights is the darkness time of night this show their actions cannot be brought to light. Exclamatory sentence show his disgust with them as their disruptive forces who act in 'secret' not to be trusted