Macbeth, Act IV read the opening of the scene, prior to Macbeth’s entrance . What do you think is the purpose of this scene? Look carefully at the three prophecies. In what ways does each encourage a sense of false security in Macbeth? You must support your response with textual evidence

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."

the words “strangest” and “unusual” suggest that the narrator is about to tell the story of an odd or puzzling group of people.