When you think back to the opening scene or chapter of some works, you realize that early incidents or events became more and more important as you read more of the work. The writer`s technique here is foreshadowing, hinting or suggesting outcomes early in the work without giving the whole story away. The real importance of the first scene might not be revealed until much later in the work, perhaps not until the very end. Macbeth is a play that uses foreshadowing in such a way to suggest to the reader (or viewer) the conflicts yet to come. Identify two instances you think foreshadow future activity. << Read Less