Weather/Nature
Macbeth
Birnam Woods
"I will not be afraid of death and bane till Birnam forest come to Dunsinane'' (pg.75)
- Adds a fearful tone
- Foreshadows Macbeth's downfall
The Earth Shook
"Clamour'd the livelong night: some say, the earth was feverous and did shake." (Pg.26)
- Foreshadows the upcoming issues of the kingdom
- Shows how the characters feel
Witches Vanish
"The earth hath bubbles as the water has...whither are they vanish'd? Into the air... melted as breath into the wind." (pg.6)
- Creates an eerie mood
- Portrays the witches as dark
Effectiveness of Shakespeare's Technique.
Shakespeare's use of Weather/nature was effective because in the play it foreshadows events, and sets the mood of the play.