A Foul Mood Essay, Research Paper
The first scene in William Shakesphere?s, Macbeth, immediately sets the dark, evil, mood of the
play by focusing the readers’ attention to the involvement and suspense of the supernatural. The
opening scene, which takes place in a dark field haunted by thunder and lightning, is the perfect
place for three grotesque creatures to discuss the evil soon to come. The witches mention
Macbeth during their spell which makes the reader curious as to his connection with them. The
language of these witches foreshadows the inevitable fate that is to come out of “the filthy air
(Macbeth, 3,11). ” that surrounds Macbeth. At the end of the short scene, they all cry in their
cackling voices, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair (3,10)”, which suggests that a terrible doom awaits
Macbeth. The inclusion of the supernatural at the beginning of the play is important because it
sets a dark, dismal and mysterious mood that grabs the readers attention