MACBETH, by William Shakespeare
Act I. Scene I.
A desert Heath.
Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches.
First Witch. When shall we three meet again
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Second Witch. When the hurlyburly's done,
When the battle's lost and won.
Third Witch. That will be ere the set of
sun.
First Witch. Where the place?
Second Witch. Upon the heath.
Third Witch. There to meet with Macbeth.
First Witch. I come, Graymalkin!
Second Witch. Paddock calls.
Third Witch. Anon.
All. Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air. [Exeunt.
WSMacebth.com commentary and Questions
Again we're analyzing the original un-edited version of the play, which included the small character role known as Hecate, who according to the Shakespeare Lexicon, is defined as the goddess of Hell and sorcery. The Lexicon also states: Three Headed.
A female "Satan" when we get right down to the character-type. Lucifer (Satan) of the Holy Bible uses a weapon called temptation, and uses this weapon relentlessly against Mankind to turn man away from God and his Grace through Christ, and the good that God rather man perform with the free will of mind God gave to mankind to choose with, and to be responsible for. Satan's out to destroy a mans soul period.
We're not going to preach here, but we're at least going to establish exactly who Hecate is molded after. Shakespeare clearly included the weapon of the real Satan within this play, and that weapon Satan uses is called temptation.
Q: Aside the grabbing of the audiences attention up-front, why this scene first?
Q: Would this scene tell us anything about Macbeth's objective for the throne as the play slowly opens to tell its story?
- If Macbeth is plotting for the throne in the very beginning, why would these three witches (hags) even bother themselves in meeting with Macbeth?
Q: Could there have been a spiritual battle in the "beforehand" between Macbeth and Hecate, where Hecate's fiery darts of temptation had failed against the too full of the milk of the human kindness Macbeth?
- Is there evidence within the play that could even suggest Macbeth had abandoned the horrid deed in the beforehand, or even that Macbeth was too wavering about the horrid deed in the beforehand?
The original un-edited version of the Play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is - Macbeth against an evil entity.And not only is it an internal battle, but one of spiritual warfare for a soul.
The pieces of the jigsaw-puzzle scattered all over the table, and they all seem to look alike, but when that last jigsaw piece is placed in - there's a picture to observe.
