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Scene 4.1 Hecate First Apparition Second Apparition Third Apparition

What happens in your scene? Outline the basic events. In scene 4.1, Macbeth comes to see the witches to find out more information of his future. Hecate comes to three witches. Hecate is angry because the witches told Macbeth the future without his permission. Therefore, Hecate tells the witches to fool Macbeth. Then the three witches make three fake witches to fool Macbeth. The apparitions tell that any men born from a women would not kill him.

What do you think are the key purposes of your scene? In other words, what is this scene important? I think the key purposes of my scene was the new attitude of Macbeth and the witches fooling Macbeth. In this scene, Macbeth shows that now he will do whatever we needs to keep his power safe. For example, he says that he will kill Macduff to make sure that Macduff can not regain power over in England. After Macbeth is on the throne, he goes to the witches to know the future. However, the witches fool Macbeth with absurd information. When Macbeth is relieved that no one would disturb when he is on the throne, Macduff and other leaders attack Scotland.

What are your reactions to this scene? Scene 4.1 was based on the witches' deception. The new characteristic that Macbeth showed was very surprising. Before he became the king, he was really kind-hearted and disagreed involving violence for his own power. However, he is now trying to use violence to keep his power. Moreover, I was quite impressed how Macbeth fell so easy for the fool words that the witches have told him. Even though it was the witches who told him the prophecies, Macbeth should have had some idea and think about the slightest possibility of his assassination.

What does your character want in this scene? Hecate wants trouble for Macbeth in this scene. She is angry at the three witches because they have told Macbeth and Banquo about the future. The apparitions aren't real humans. Witches, who wants Macbeth in trouble, controls them. The apparitions are used to put Macbeth in a dangerous situation.

What is your character's motivation for doing what he or she does? Hecate's motivation for trying to trouble Macbeth is that because she felt the need of punishment for Macbeth. Macbeth was acknowledged of the future by the witches, who told Macbeth without even the approval of Hecate. So she decided to punish Macbeth. The three apparitions motivation for fooling Macbeth is because Hecate told the witches to do so. The witches were told to create trouble for Macbeth, and that is basically their motivation for creating the apparitions and putting Macbeth in great trouble.

What obstacles stand in his or her way? Hecate is furious because the witches have told Macbeth the prophecies. However, in Act 4.1, she is very satisfied with the work that the witches have done. I don't think that Hecate has any obstacles standing in her way now, she just wants Macbeth to be confused and unfortunately gets in trouble. The three apparitions are for fooling Macbeth with their words. The apparitions aren't real humans, they are just ghosts made by the witches. Therefore, I thought these apparitions portray the thoughts of the witches. There is no particular obstacle for the witches in this particular scene. They just hope that Macbeth will get confused with the words that the apparitions speak.

What happens when your character confronts these obstacles? Because there is no particular obstacles that my characters confront, I will just explain what happened before leading up to the scene. Basically, Hecate was mad at the three witches for foretelling what will happen to Macbeth and Banquo. Thus, in this scene, the three witches try to work hard and actually impresses Hecate for their hard work. The apparitions also do not have any obstacles standing in their way, but the apparitions are actually helping the witches to confront their obstacles. Since the witches had to make trouble for Macbeth, they use the apparitions to puzzle Macbeth about the future events. Therefore, the apparitions are actually used for witches to confront the obstacles.

Are there any distinctive elements in your character's way of speaking? Hecate - Hecate's language is very normal. Apparitions - The apparitions' way of speaking is different from others. They try to twist their words so that Macbeth gets confused of what they have said. For example, the apparition say that a men born from a woman would not be able to kill him. However, this statement excludes Macduff who was cut out from his mother's stomach.

What is your character thinking during the scene? Hecate is thinking that the witches are doing a good job in trying to confuse Macbeth. After Hecate has scolded the witches for telling Macbeth the future, now the three witches try to satisfy Hecate with causing trouble for Macbeth. The apparitions don't particularly think about anything. They are just messengers of the witches to convey the words. Their only purpose is to get Macbeth in trouble.