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The thunder and lightning are ominous, as the play is a tradegy. Many people end up dying, and the opening scene sets a tone of danger.

Using weather to create an atmosphere in a novel or play is a technique known as pathetic fallacy.

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to create a sinister setting for the witches' delivery of the prophecy

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What sort of characters open the play Macbeth by Shakespeare?

Macbeth has one of the scariest first scenes of any play. It is dark, there is thunder and lightning, and out of a heavy mist three unrecognisable figures emerge. They are three witches, standing around a cauldron, making spells and planning to meet the generals Macbeth and Banquo who have just completed a bloody victory over an army invading Scotland. We know these witches mean no good - but we have to wait for several more scenes before we discover their exact plans.


In scene two of Macbeth what did Macbeth do to macdonwald?

In the process of defeating Macdonweald he unseams him from the nave to the chaps. That is to say, he cut him open from the navel to the chin. Thereafter, he cut off his head and fixed it upon the battlements, which is to say, the castle walls.


Which characters open the play Macbeth by shakespeare?

The Witches.


What decision does Macbeth make when he finds out about Macduff's flight?

Macduff assumed at first that Malcom and Donalbain hired the soldiers to kill their father and they fled to avoid any confrontations. However, it is evident that they fled because they suspected that they were the targets of a conspiracy.


Why does Macbeth see visions of the ghost of banquo?

According to another note on the same subject here on Wikianswers, (Why does Macbeth see Banquo's ghost?) it was believed at the time the play was written that a murderer could see the ghost of his victim. However in Macbeth it's open to interpretation- is there really a ghost there, or is it a figment of his imagination brought on by a guilty conscience?

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What sort of characters open the play Macbeth by Shakespeare?

Macbeth has one of the scariest first scenes of any play. It is dark, there is thunder and lightning, and out of a heavy mist three unrecognisable figures emerge. They are three witches, standing around a cauldron, making spells and planning to meet the generals Macbeth and Banquo who have just completed a bloody victory over an army invading Scotland. We know these witches mean no good - but we have to wait for several more scenes before we discover their exact plans.


In scene two of Macbeth what did Macbeth do to macdonwald?

In the process of defeating Macdonweald he unseams him from the nave to the chaps. That is to say, he cut him open from the navel to the chin. Thereafter, he cut off his head and fixed it upon the battlements, which is to say, the castle walls.


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Which characters open the play Macbeth by shakespeare?

The Witches.


When the second witches announces something wicked this way comes she is referring to?

This line is delivered by the second witch in Act 4, scene 1 of MacBeth. "By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. Open, locks, Whoever knocks". The witches are calling MacBeth wicked because he has already murdered king Duncan.


What to do when lightning strikes and your in a open ground?

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