Can you please check these sentences I am not sure of. Thank you.
1)The play opens with a meeting of the three witches in some sort of deserted place. The stage is empty: there are no trees, no houses,no people, absolutely nothing.
2) Shakespeare has unhooked (I need a synonym) his work from time and place. The witches tell us that the next time they meet (will meet) it will be with 3) Macbeth and that this will occur before the sun goes down, when the hurlyburly is done and when a battle is lost and won. (How can I rephrase this?).
4) The first witch's question is connected with time, which will be one of the main themes of the play. However, the answer is expressed in terms of space.
5) The second witch says that thay will meet upon the heath. This confusion between time and place os only the first of a long series of revesals whch will later dominate the play.
6) After having said this, the witches hear the cries of their familiar spirits, two of whom are called Graymalking, which means grey cat, and Paddock, which means tod. We don't know the name of the third witch's pet.
7) They recite an ambiguous couplet and exit.For the witches beautiful is ugly and good is evil. They confuse the bad with the good.
1)The play opens with a meeting of the three witches in a desolate place. The stage is empty: There are no trees, no houses, no people, absolutely nothing.
2) Shakespeare has unhooked (I need a synonym) his work from time and place. The witches tell us that the next time they meet, it will be with Macbeth, and that this will occur before the sun goes down, when the hurlyburly is done and when a battle is lost and won. (How can I rephrase this?).
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4) The first witch's question is connected with time, which is one of the main themes of the play. However, the answer is expressed in terms of space.
5) The second witch says that thay will meet upon the heath. This confusion between time and place is only the first of a long series of revesals whch will later dominate the play.
6) OK
7) They recite an ambiguous couplet and exit. For the witches, beautiful is ugly, and good is evil. They confuse the bad with the good.
1) The play begins with a gathering of the three witches in an abandoned location. The stage is completely empty, lacking any trees, houses, people, or any other objects.
2) Shakespeare has detached his work from specific time and place. The witches inform us that the next time they meet will be with Macbeth, and this will happen before sunset, when the chaos is over and a battle has been both lost and won. (To rephrase, you can say: "The witches inform us that their next encounter with Macbeth will take place prior to sunset, after the tumultuous battle has ended with both victory and defeat.")
3) The first witch poses a question related to time, which will be a major theme in the play. However, the answer is given in terms of space instead.
4) The second witch mentions that they will meet on the heath. This confusion between time and place is just the beginning of a series of revelations that will dominate the play later on.
5) After saying this, the witches hear the cries of their familiar spirits. Two of these spirits are named Graymalking, which means grey cat, and Paddock, which means toad. The name of the third witch's pet is not known.
6) The witches recite a couplet that holds an ambiguous meaning and then exit. For the witches, beauty is considered ugly and good is viewed as evil. They blur the line between what is bad and what is good.