2 A False Welcome Chapter BEFORE READING 1 What do you know about witches? a. Are all of them old and ugly women? ............................................................. b. Do they use their magic powers for good purposes? ........................... c. When is the word witch used for women? ................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................... d. Do you know any famous witches? ................................................................... 2 Consider Macbeth s black and deep desires and say what you expect will happen. Tick as appropriate. c Macbeth and his men will attack Duncan and kill his sons while c c c c 3 they are going to Inverness. He will poison the royal members during the banquet. He will kill only the Prince of Cumberland as soon as he can. He will murder the old king at Inverness castle when he is asleep. He will not put his plan into practice, but only dream of it. Find the opposite of each adjective. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. near short pale glad loud dry total wicked false angry ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. quiet partial calm good long true blushing far sad wet Witch costume used in a Royal Shakespeare production of Macbeth. 20