Scene 1:
The purpose of the scene prior to Macbeth’s entrance is to emit one of the major themes of the play. The witches chant “double, double, toil and trouble” which serves as a reminder that everything they say has double meanings and contradictions, and these double meanings are what give Macbeth the false sense of security he gains.
Each of the three phrophecies encourages a sense of false security in Macbeth. The first one gives Macbeth the idea that no one except Macduff can harm him, and he believes he can get rid of him easily. The second apparation states that anyone born of a woman cannot harm him, and Macbeth believes that all men are born from women. Lastly, the third prophecy is that Macbeth will not be defeated until the Great
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Macbeth still has confidence however because he knows Macduff is born from a woman.
Macbeth is referring to the disease of guilt which is ironic because there is no way of curing it.
Scene 4:
The forces are going to camoflauge themselves by breaking off branches from the Birnam Wood forest and holding them in front of them to conceal the amount of soldiers there are.
Scene 5:
Macbeth uses the metaphor of life being nothing more than an illusion. He states it is a poor actor who worries for his hour on the stage but then is never heard from again. He also says life is a story told by an idiot, and is one full of noise and disturbance.
Macbeth finally displays the admirable quality of bravery and pride as he states, “at least we’ll die with our armor on,” before going off to fight.
Scene 7: Macbeth kills again because Young Siward challenges him, and Macbeth is fighting for his life, thus his first instinct is to kill. His motivation is restoring faith in the witches and showing that no one can stop him.
Macduff’s motivation is different because his motivation is revenge for the killing of his family. His motivation stems from love.
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