How does Shakespeare Make Act 1 Scene 5 in Macbeth more dramatic for the audience?

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How does Shakespeare make act 1 scene 5 more dramatic for the audience?

The play Macbeth is set in Scotland, where the Scottish are at war with the Norwegians, and the battle has just been won and the thane or Cawdor as just been found to be guilty of treason. The landscape is mountainous and dull and the weather is always cold and miserable. The supernatural is always associated with storms and lighting etc. Which were thought to invoke the forces of evil? Macbeth castle looks very drab also although Duncan referred to it as pleasant “this castle hath a pleasant seat; the air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses."

Macbeth’s letter to his wife tells her of what the witches foretold, in the letter Macbeth seems to be treating Lady Macbeth as the master “my dearest partner of greatness” which is very unusual for the time in which the play is set and so also adds to the dramatic tension and suspense. Lady Macbeth then shows that she doubts Macbeth’s nature and doesn’t think that he has what it takes to gain the kingship. “It is too full o’th’milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way”. This creates tension and excitement for the audience upon seeing a hint of Lady Macbeth’s evil characteristics.

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Lady Macbeth shows her complete faith in the witches and the supernatural. “And shalt be what thou art promised” Lady Macbeth is plotting and identifying Macbeths weaknesses before she is interrupted by the attendant who tells her that the king is coming “the king comes here tonight”. This makes Lady Macbeth speed up her plotting. Lady Macbeth’s speech is very interesting and forces lots of tension upon the audience. Lady Macbeth is the one in control of Macbeth and knows it “under my battlements” and linking back to her faith in the supernatural, she asks for assistance, she asks for ...

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