Supernatural

• “Instruments of darkness” (Bangui Act 1)


  Auditory image on “instruments” the auditory imagery implies a malevolent musicality the words possess an almost hypnotic trance for Macbeth - their speech is a manipulative melodic composition

  Plosive on “darkness” creates a harsh sound foreshadowing the ominous and grim destiny the witches are ready to inflict upon Macbeth

  Banquos discernment (able to judge it well) of this “darkness” indicates his immunity to the hypnotic and malevolent musicality that captivates Macbeth
• “Fair is foul and foul is fair” (Act 1)


  Speak in paradoxes “foul” and “fair” sense of contradiction and disorientation that is established from the offset

  this foreshadows the impending chaos in the play and the witches deciteful nature will leave Macbeth bewildered and disorientated

  speak in trochaic tetrameter which gives their speech an eerie song like quality different from the other characters who speak iambic pentameter which compounds their duplicitousness as even their speech transcends the early realm