Er-Er-Er-Eric & Queen Elizabeth literary elements Er-Er-Er-Eric & Queen Elizabeth

Tone/Mood The Tone/Mood of Scene 5 is revenge. Hecate gets back at MacBeth for taking advantage of the witches prophecy. Hecate gets back at him because he is being stubborn about becoming king.

Symbolism A symbol for this scene is Hecate. Hecate is the the symbol for the MacBeth’s fate. He is the symbol of fate because he is going to send evil spirits and hallucinations to MacBeth.

Conflict The conflict is a person vs. person conflict between Hecate and the witches because they helped Macbeth kill.

Imagery In lines 20-29, this use of imagery is present when Hecate is explaining what she is going to do with the droplet from the moon, “ An important droplet is hanging from the corner of the moon. I’ll catch it before it falls to the ground. When I work it over with magic spells, the drop will produce magical spirits that will trick Macbeth with illusions.” It paints an image of a droplet falling from the moon.

Paradox The paradox, “Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair” is prevalent in this scene when Hecate punishes MacBeth. It is fair that MacBeth is punished because he listened to the witches.

Questions

Question 1 What is Hecate’s plan for Macbeth and what does this reveal, if anything, about how the play will end? Answer: Hecate’s plan is to drop magical spirits on Macbeth, and will give him hallucinations.

Question 3 Question: What does Hecate Symbolize? Explain. Answer: When Hecate visits the witches, he scolds the witches for telling Macbeth his future. Since MacBeth took advantage of his foretold future, Hecate has to take the matter in his own hands. Hecate symbolizes the fate of MacBeth because he is going to send evil spirits, and hallucinations to lead him to his death.

Question 4 Question: Explain how the paradox, “Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair” applies to this scene. Answer: It is fair that Macbeth is going to be haunted, because he took advantage of the witches.