The first scene in William Shakespere? 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.
