In this scene, the three witches use repetition to foreshadow Macbeth's rise to power and the certain circumstances that come with that power.
Act 1 Scene 3, Lines 48-49
All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee thane of Glamis! All hail to thee
Unlike any other scenes, Macbeth and King Duncan have their one-on-one conversation where the use of rhyme scheme plays a crucial role in how Macbeth reveals his thought process in obtaining his desires, in which he seeks.
Act 1 Scene 4, 50-51
Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep diesires
With the use of the literary device, Amplification, Macbeth can list how the pursuit of power can lead to several consequences. He uses certain illustrations like "Neptunes Oceans" to create an idea of how an action of slight thought can lead to one's own guilt and regret.
Act 2 Scene 2, Lines 59-62
With all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas in incarnadine, Making the green one red
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