Significance of Act Four Scene One in William Shakespeare's MacbethSignificance of Act Four Scene One in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth Macbeth is a well-known play written by Shakespeare in the early1600s. The main theme of the play is the downfall of a noble hero andhow he turns into a bloodthirsty murderer after being misled by thewitches. The witches equivocated the truth to Macbeth to make himbelieve that he had the power to become King. This brought to light aflaw in his character as he turned into a traitor and murderer withthe help of the witches who were plotting against him from thebeginning and also with the help of Lady Macbeth just to fulfill hisambition. We can tell that Macbeth is easily manipulated especially bywhat the apparitions say to him in Act 4 scene 1.This scene is significant in the play as it forms the basis ofMacbeth’s weakness. Throughout the play, we see that the witches donot exactly lie to Macbeth, they tell him the truth but the way theysay it is to mislead him into believing something else, as they arevery scheming and conniving. Hecate’s plan was to make Macbeth feelsecure and confident about his character:“…Shall draw him on to his confusion.He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bearHis hopes ’bove wisdom, grace and fear.And you all know, securityIs mortals’ chiefest enemy."Macbeth’s thoughts towards the apparitions were that he was invincibleand . . . read more. |
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