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Thorough and in-depth study or analysis of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" Act 1 Scene 1/ The opening scene of 'Macbeth' explained line by line and word for word

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Thorough and in-depth study or analysis of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" Act 1 Scene 1/ The opening scene of 'Macbeth' explained line by line and word for word At the outset, we all must know that William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is a psychoanalytic tragedy that consists of five acts. Now, we shall discuss the opening scene (Act 1, Scene 1) of the said drama or the mentioned play. In the tragedy "Macbeth", we get to know the three weird sisters or the three witches who meet in an abandoned place. Broadly speaking, it was a heath. When the three sisters came across one another, it was a hostile guise of nature; there was thunder and lightning. They resolved to re-meet in the same weather: "In thunder, lightning, or in rain". In course of time, the First Witch's dialogue was completed. Thereafter, the Second Witch gave the suggestion that they should meet after the 'hurlyburly'. Apart from that, she gave the idea that they