Macbeth Act 3 Scene 5 Essay

This scene takes place in a deserted area where in that location is thunder which also parallels with act 1 scene 1 where the witches come over each other with thunder and lightning. The scene establishes the mood of darkness and fierceness and also creates suspense and eerie atmosphere due to the presence of witches. It begins with Hecates monolog where she disapproved the witches for meddling with Macbeths future this passage foreshadows the appearance of the witches to Macbeth along with his downfall.Her fire is shown at the opening of the scene with the use of three empty wordsal questions. In the first rhetoric question, Hecate criticizes the witches in a deeming way. In the second rhetoric question the alliteration trade and traffic emphasizes her upset tone and in the third rhetoric question she asserts her superiority over the witches mistress of your charms, the closemouthed contriver of all harms. Through the metaphor, wayward son Hecate gives clues that Macbeth attemp ted to go the witches prophecy by trying to destroy Banquos line. It also shows his egoistic ambition, and he is called a wayward son because he is not a genuine devotee of witchcraft and only aims to the profit by it.The lines by Hecate give a clear hint that Macbeths reliance on the witches is misplaced and that he is deputeed. After rebuking the witches for the past errors Hecate commands them to make amends of their leniency action. Hecate gives out a feeling of betrayal through the use of her language. She uses rhetorical questions, rhyming couplet, and enjambment which disguises her underline message. Hecate also asks the witches to help her manipulate Macbeths emotions and designs to create illusions which will lure Macbeth into a false sense of security.Hecates speech is ironical when she says that the witches tempted Macbeth by saying riddles when they actually prophesied to Macbeth. Euphemism is used in the terms glory of art and great business to refer to the witches plan of destroying Macbeth. The great business also refers to the major illusion that they are liberation to destroy Macbeth. Imagery is used in the scene were a graphic description of the scheme of the witches plan is described there hangs a vaprous do in profound Ill catch it ere it come to groundHecate intends to lead Macbeth to his doom and distraction by magic spells which will conjure up justly apparitions that will be able to lead Macbeth to his ultimate doom. As a result Macbeth will defy fate and death and will pretermit all warnings of wisdom and fear of consequences security is mortals chiefest enemy, Hecate says that overconfidence is the great enemy of man as by depriving of his own wisdom and qualification him complacent, it sends him to the path of ruin and destruction. These captivating lines encapsulates the fascinating rituals of which craft.