Monster Essays - Macbeth 3
Act 1 Scene 1:
Three witches are gathered in an open place in a thunder storm. They agree to reassemble on the moorland before sunset to meet Macbeth.
1. Hurly-burly: turmoil, confusion
2. Greymalkin: grey cat
3. Padock: toad (Cats and toads were the animals most commonly associated with witches. It was thought that witches could adopt the shapes or voices of these animals.)
4. Anon: at once.
IMPORTANT QUOTE FROM THE SCENE:
"There to meet with Macbeth" (Line 2).
Act 1 Scene 2:
Duncan, King of Scotland, with his two sons, Malcolm and Donalbain is in....
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