Question

In the witches’ chant in The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act IV, Scene i, lines 1–38, what do all the images have in common? Cite examples to show why each choice is correct or incorrect.
a. They are vivid and beautiful.
b. They are vivid and unpleasant.
c. They appeal only to the sense of sight.
d. They appeal mainly to the sense of smell.
HELP IN TEST

Answer 1

Well it is described both visually and by smell as being eerie, horrid, and/or evil

so your answer would be

B. they are vivid and unpleseant.

Answer 2

Answer:

b. They are vivid and unpleasant.

Explanation:

In this scene, we see the witches gathered around the cauldron. We also learn that the witches are preparing something extremely unappealing. Some of the objects and images they mention are the poisoned entrails of a toad, a swamp snake, a newt's eye, a frog's tongue, fur from a bat, a dog's tongue, the tongue of an adder, the stinger of a burrowing worm, a lizard's leg, an owl's wing, the scale of a dragon, a wolf’s tooth, a witch’s mummified flesh, a goat’s bile and baboon blood. All of these details are extremely vivid and unpleasant, and contribute to the development of a negative feeling in the mind of the reader.