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William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragedy of five acts. Now, we are going to have a detailed discussion of the Opening Scene or the Introductory Scene or Act 1, Scene 1 of the mentioned play.

First and foremost, we must admit the unique depiction of the three weird sisters or the three witches in a deserted place. In other words, it may be said that it was a heath. There were thunder and lightning that added to the eeriness of the three sisters. In the light of this discussion, it has to be mentioned that they were determined to meet one another in the same, in that weird weather again: “In thunder, lightning, or in rain”.

So, the First Witch completed her dialogue. Right then, the Second Weird Sister proposed to re-meet just after the ‘hurlyburly’ gets over. In this connection, she added to re-meet just when “the battle’s lost and won”. Thereafter, the Third Witch suggested that they should talk again before the sun goes down. Finally, they had decided that the venue of their next meeting would be on “the heath”; however, at that time, they would meet Macbeth also.

Right after that, their pets were heard crying. Hence, they had to leave the spot. Then, they harmoniously began chanting the topsyturvy song:

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair:

Hover through the fog and filthy air.”

Broadly speaking, the Three Witches made an equivocation that actually gives the essence of the entire tragedy of Macbeth. In addition, here we have been provided with a literary rhetorical device known as Chiasmus.

It is conspicuous to note that this play has been written in blank verse. That is to say, it follows our almost day-to-day conversation, while the master craftsman draws his strokes with the aid of poetic licence.

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