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Witchcraft in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Witches as Omniscient Prophets of Doom?

Name: Witchcraft in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Witches as Omniscient Prophets of Doom?
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Author: Juliane Breit
ISBN: 9783346134585

Seminar Paper, 2019

24 Pages, Grade: 2,0

Juliane Breit (Author)

Excerpt

1. Introduction

2. Origins of Supernatural and Superstition in England

3. Definition of Witches and their Power of Prophecy

4. King James VI of Scotland and I of England

5. Textual Analysis of The Weird Sisters Apparition in Macbeth
5.1. Act 1: Opening Scene - The Future is Set
5.1.1. “Fair is Foul, and Foul is Fair”
5.1.2. The Revenge of the Witches
5.1.3. The Encounter with Macbeth
5.2. Act 3: Macbeth’s Insanity and His Thirst for More
5.2.1. Banquo’s Ghost as a Foreplay
5.2.2. Hecate: Mother and Goddess
5.3. Act 4: “Double, Double, Toil and Trouble” and a Hell-Broth
5.3.1. Macbeth’s Subconsciousness
5.3.2. The Three Apparitions

6. Conclusion

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Title: Witchcraft in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Witches as Omniscient Prophets of Doom?
College: University of Passau
Course: Elizabethan Tragedies
Grade: 2,0
Author: Juliane Breit (Author)
Year: 2019
Pages: 24
Catalog Number: V535013
ISBN (eBook): 9783346134578
ISBN (Book): 9783346134585
Language: English
Keywords: Shakespeare, Macbeth, Witchcraft, spell, curse, doom, dark, prophets, hexen, hexerei, aberglaube, superstition, england, Hecate, James of Scotland, sisters, schwester, Prophezeiung, fair, foul, Banquo, unterbewusstsein, psychology

Quote paper: Juliane Breit (Author), 2019, Witchcraft in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Witches as Omniscient Prophets of Doom?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/535013

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