In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Witch 2: When the hurly burly’s done,
When the battle’s lost and won.
Witch 3: That will be ere the set of sun.
Witch 1:. Where the place?
Witch 2: Upon the heath.
Witch 3: There to meet with Macbeth.
Witch 1: I come, Graymalkin!
Witch 2: Paddock calls.
Witch 3: Anon.
All. Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air
This famous passage sets an ominous mood and kind of sets up the play. From this we become aware of the witches relationship knowing that they are familiar with one another, and we know that they are planning to meet up next. They tell us that the witches are going to meet again when all of the tumultuous chaos is done. We know this because of Shakespeare's Witch 2 says "When the hurly burly's done, When the battle's lost and won. And we figure out that they are going to meet with Macbeth when witch three says "There to meet with Macbeth. "
Then the witches come together and say "Fair foul, and foul is fair". My interpretation of this is that good and evil are hard to tell apart. This would also apply to Duncan and how he trusted Macbeth and was talking to Macbeth about how it is hard to find trustworthy people, and at the time Macbeth was thinking of killing him. Which is dramatic Irony for us, because Macbeth was the one that ended up killing him.
As the year is coming to an end I feel as though I should tell you that you are a great blogger. I have commented on many of your post and I always enjoy reading them. As for this one, I love the lines you choose, personally because I love the witches! Your explanation is great, and filled with a great word choice.
ReplyDeleteWow Kaylin, you are really good at interpreting the Macbeth scenes. I can tell that you understand what it going on in class. You're a really good writer! I always love reading your blog because you have some really cool advice and class help (macbeth interpretations) on here!
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