Act 3 Scene 5 changes the play because Hectate, the three witches were not meant to get involved with Macbeth’s destiny. The goddess is crossed at the three witches” How did you dare To trade and traffic with Macbeth In riddles and affairs of death” This quote shows that the queen is very angry because they were not meant to interfere with Macbeth’s fate as maybe she was planning to do something with him later. Hectate rhymes a lot when he talks to the first witch; this is because the witches like to rhyme a lot when they do spells and chant. This is why I think Hectate chants out Macbeth’s fate to the witch. Macbeth has changed throughout the three scenes because he has become more merciless and untrustworthy.
January 26, 2016 at 4:26 pm
You are quite right to explore the sound of the speech and how this might resemble a chant. You have clearly explored and understood the characters and the ideas of fate.
What next:
How have the sounds of the speech been constructed by Shakespeare? Specifically, what figurative devices has he used to create the sounds of the phrases and how does this help to shape meaning?
Think about the use of alliteration here…