Question

what do you think is the purpose of the porter scene? (in other words, what does it tell us about characters, how does it create tension, how does it move the plot forward)

Answer 1

The purpose of the porter scene is to create a heavy atmosphere and to herald the betrayal Macbeth will do to King Duncan.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is about Macbeth. Where the porter scene refers to the moment when he makes a joke about him he is guarding the gates of hell. This may serve to give a certain relief to me with the scenes that will follow, but it is also a subjunctive way of foreshadowing the homicide that will be established, in addition to creating a heavy atmosphere in the work. The porter also says that he is opening the gates for the soldiers who "carousing till the second c**k" this alludes to the c**k that sang when Peter denied and betrayed Christ three times, foreshadowing the betrayal that Macbeth would do to King Duncan.