Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth . [ Hecate: ] [To the Witches.] And I, the mistress of your charms, The close contriver of all harms, Was never call’d to bear my part, Or show the glory of our art? What mood does the alliteration in these lines help create?

Hecate says she was never called to take part, even though she is “the mistress” of their magic and the “close contriver” of harms. The repeated consonant sounds give the lines a forceful, pointed quality that supports her reproachful, scolding tone. Thus, the alliteration helps create an admonishing mood.

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