Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1 Why Start With the Witches?

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0:00 Intro
0:15 Relevant Context
0:58 The witches only have gift of prophecy
1:28 The characters name them as witches
2:30 The witches have masters
2:46 Why the witches speak in Trochaic Tetrameter
3:45 Childlike imagery suggests the witches may have no power
4:30 Trochaic rhythm suggests evil and wickedness
5:12 Fair is foul and fricatives
6:30 Persecution of witches - did Shakespeare believe in them?
7:12 Significance of Shakespeare's patronage by King James
8:00 The witches as victims of a patriarchal society
9:05 Original Sin

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