What part do the witches play in Shakespeares Macbeth?
… is important that the witches interest the audience at the beginning of the play by making the scene dramatic but also realistic. Therefore the first lines in this scene should be said clearly, as they are our first introduction to the witches and Macbeth and after this we know a little about what is happening in the future. I think we meet the witches first in the play to show the evil that is going on, so we can get an idea of what is going to happen and the parts that they play. I see the witches as being important characters at the start because of this and this should come across in the way they are acted. I think the lines that involve paradoxes, for example ‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair’ should be said clearly and more pronounced as this line, put another way, means good is bad …
