 So then Macbeth by Shakespeare, let's do some word-level analysis of the scene when Macbeth finds out that he's Thane of Caudall. In Act 1, scene 3 he discovers that what the witch's prophesy comes through, he's first become Thane of Caudall. The aside, which is the stage direction, is important because it's showing that Macbeth's ambition is growing. The alliteration in two truths at all shows that he's starting to become influenced by the supernatural, which is bad. The sibilance in supernatural soliciting shows that he's already falling prey to the witch's. The oxymoron, ill and good, shows his conflicting feelings. He wants not to be ambitious, but also he wants to be king. Also, this rhetorical question shows his genuine confusion. This is hyperbole, and it shows that the witch's appearance really makes him terrified. He says present fears are less than horrible imaginings, and this declarative sentence basically means that current fear that he has of the witch's is far weaker than his fear of becoming king. This sibilance shows he's terrified of his ambition.