Shakespeare Arouses Our Interest In Macbeth

In the first scenes of Macbeth, Shakespeare arouses our interest in Macbeth by contrasting the ideas of good and evil involving his character. In the first scene, we are introduced to three witches who foresee what is about to happen ‘when the battle’s lost, and won”. To add to their image and idea of magic, Shakespeare uses rhyme for their dialogue, to create a spell like rhythm and sound. Shakespeare then introduces us to the character Macbeth for the first time, when the witches mention his name. This again arouses our interest in Macbeth, as we begin to assume he is associated with the witches and therefore; with evil. However, in the next scene we see a huge contrast as Macbeth is mentioned and commended as a brave hero, by the King himself.