... punish a sailor's wife because the latter did not give her some chestnuts, which she wanted. She will punish the wife, whose husband is the captain of the Tiger, by tossing his ship about in the wind and causing him sleeplessness. He "Shall dwindle, peak, and pine: /Though his bark cannot be lost, / Yet it shall be tempest tost." What applies to the captain also applies to Macbeth ... . The first witch, as an instrument of the devil, can .toss about the Tiger, but she ... cannot cause its sinking. So with Macbeth: the witches may cause Macbeth all kinds of painful temptations; they may ...

• Word Count: 577
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... become King. However, the witches weren't able to directly control Macbeth's actions and had no real power to ensure their predictions came true. In Act I Scene III, one of the witches says "Though his bark cannot be lost, Yet it shall be tempest-tossed." The quote means that although the witches were unable to ... sink a sailor's ship, they were able to send tempests to start the boat rocking. They relate this to their current ... situation with Macbeth. When the witches 1st meet Macbeth, they greet him as "Thane of Cawdor." When Macbeth learns of the ... so meek, hath been So clear ...

• Word Count: 1071
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... become King. However, the witches weren't able to directly control Macbeth's actions and had no real power to ensure their predictions came true. In Act I Scene III, one of the witches says "Though his bark cannot be lost, Yet it shall be tempest-tossed." The quote means that although the witches were unable to ... sink a sailor's ship, they were able to send tempests to start the boat rocking. They relate this to their current ... situation with Macbeth. When the witches 1st meet Macbeth, they greet him as "Thane of Cawdor." When Macbeth learns of the ... so meek, hath been So clear ...

• Word Count: 1068
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School