What was the significance of Act 1 Scene 4 of 'Macbeth'?

Answer 1

In Shakespearian plays, the first scene will foreshadow almost the whole play. If you were to look at the first scene of Macbeth, the witches speech of "fair is foul, and foul is fair" introduce the theme of pathetic fallacy and chaotic events in the play.

Answer 2

The purpose is to provide the reader with the plot of the story. It foreshadows every event that will occur throughout the book. Macbeth's future is foreseen by the three witches. Every action he performs from that point on is based on whether or not it will impede his future as king.

Answer 3

The first act of the Shakespearean play 'Macbeth' had two pivotal scenes. One was Scene 3, in which the three witches removed the check in which Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] held his raging ambition. They did so by predicting two glorious career moves. Immediately after their promise, Macbeth saw that their prediction of a powerful, profitable noble title had come true. And that led him to think of their prediction of a royal title as his destiny, his due, and his right. In Scene 4, Macbeth was honored by King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040] before an audience of important noblemen. But in the course of that audience, Macbeth saw an obstacle put in the way of his becoming the next King of Scotland. Duncan gave the title of Prince of Cumberland to his elder son, the future King Malcolm III [d. November 13, 1093]. This meant that Malcolm wasn't just an heir apparent. He in fact had become the publicy designated successor to his father. And so the fourth scene in the first act was significant in its forcing Macbeth to consider courses of action or non-action. Was he going to sit back and hope that the crown would fall into his lap? Or was he going to have to do something to make sure that he got what he felt was owing to him for his brave, noble defense of king and country? If action needed to be taken, did he go by the book? Or did he have to justify any means to the desired end?

Answer 4

the witches decide when to meet and it introduces Macbeth, and the theme

Answer 5

establish the theme of good triumphant over evil

Answer 6

its significant because it foreshadowing what will happen to Macbeth at the end of the play.

Answer 7

Macbeth is being plotted against by the witches

Answer 8

It tells us:

1. Banquo suspects Macbeth

2. There is to be a feast. Banquo promises to come (sets up an irony)

3. Macbeth has hired murderers to kill Banquo and Fleance.

Answer 9

There are three scene sixes in Macbeth: one in act one, one in act three and one in act five.