SECTION A—Shakespeare
Answer
the question on ONE text from this section.
You
should spend about 55 minutes on this section.
You
should divide your time equally between parts (a) and (b) of the question.
Macbeth—from
Act 1 Scene 3, lines 1 to 26
In
this extract, the three witches are waiting on the heath to meet Macbeth and Banquo.
FIRST
WITCH
Where
hast thou been, sister?
SECOND
WITCH
Killing
swine.
THIRD
WITCH
Sister,
where thou?
FIRST
WITCH
A
sailor's wife had chestnuts in her lap, And munch'd, and munch'd, and
munch'd:-- 5 'Give me,' quoth I: 'Aroint thee, witch!' the rump-fed ronyon
cries. Her husband's to Aleppo gone, master o' the Tiger: But in a sieve I'll
thither sail, And, like a rat without a tail, 10 I'll do, I'll do, and I'll do.
SECOND
WITCH
I'll
give thee a wind.
FIRST
WITCH
Thou'rt
kind.
THIRD
WITCH
And
I another.
FIRST
WITCH
I myself have all the other, 15 And the very ports they blow, All the quarters that they know I' the shipman's card. I will drain him dry as hay: Sleep shall neither night nor day 20 Hang upon his pent-house lid; He shall live a man forbid: Weary se'nnights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak and pine: Though his bark cannot be lost, 25 Yet it shall be tempest-tost.
1
(a) Explore how Shakespeare presents the witches in this extract.
Refer
closely to the extract in your answer. (20)
(b)
In this extract, the three witches discuss their evil plans.
Explain
the importance of supernatural evil elsewhere in the play.
In
your answer you must consider:
•
where supernatural evil is shown
•
why supernatural evil is important
You should
refer to the context of the play in your answer. (20)
