Free Macbeth Essays: Foreshadowing the Apparitions -- GCSE Coursework

 Foreshadowing the Apparitions in MacBeth   One would question the credibility of the enigmatic apparitions within Macbeths notable Act IV, Scene i. Shakespeare gains the audiences acceptance of the three mystically summoned apparitions through methodically auspicate a supernatural event is about to occur. Each stance of Shakespeares foreshadowing -- cauldron potions, Hecate, the second witchs awareness of MacBeth, and stage direction -- contributes to the believability of the apparitions appearance in the play.The fact the witches were mixing a poisoned (IV,i,5) concoction upon the entrance of MacBeth implies trouble (IV,i,10). trinity witches circling around a cauldron, throwing in items such as baboons blood (IV,i,37) foreshadows something dark and mysterious will happen. Hecate, the queen of the witches, commends (IV,i,39) the witches for their pains (IV,i,39), upon entrance to the witchery drenched stage. Hecate too uses a device similar to the royal we. She imp lies that the entirety of the populous will benefit from the outcome of the p...