In Act 3, Scene 5, the Greek goddess Hecate appears...
Hecate was the ancient Greek goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. She is most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, snakes, or accompanied by dogs, and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, night, light, magic, witchcraft, the Moon, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, graves, g
hosts, necromancy, and sorcery. (art by Jessica Allison Bourne)
Shakespeare could have just alluded to her... Why does Shakespeare include her as a full character in this play? How does her character develop the characters of "the witches" or further symbolize or develop deeper meaning in Macbeth?
In Act 3, Scene 5, the Greek goddess Hecate appears...
Hecate was the ancient Greek goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. She is most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, snakes, or accompanied by dogs, and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, night, light, magic, witchcraft, the Moon, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, graves, g
hosts, necromancy, and sorcery. (art by Jessica Allison Bourne)
Shakespeare could have just alluded to her... Why does Shakespeare include her as a full character in this play? How does her character develop the characters of "the witches" or further symbolize or develop deeper meaning in Macbeth?