Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Duncan. Whence cam’st thou, worthy thane? Ross. From Fife, great king;Where the Norweyan banners flout the sky And fan our people cold.

Ross says that Norwegian banners “flout the sky” over Fife, meaning the enemy’s flags are flying prominently there. Their presence shows that Norwegian forces have invaded and overrun the area. The line about the banners fanning the people cold adds an image of their threatening presence; it does not mean Fife is simply snowy or barren.

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