When the plays of Shakespeare are described as "for all time" or "of a timeless quality," they are referring to the accurate description of the human psyche that holds true today. Shakespeare's works were written long ago, and in many cases set even before that. When the reader can overcome the aspects contemporary to the time the plays were written, such as the language and incorporation of the supernatural, he/she will find traits of the characters to carry over to modern times with out an explanation to be necessary. In the play "Macbeth" many of these traits are the only means of relating to the story on any level.
To open act I scene 3, the witches sarcastically give praise to Macbeth
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