The Witches Have The Most Responsible For The Events That Happened In Macbeth

     In Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of Macbeth the main character Macbeth is driven from his status as a well respected warrior and lord of not one, but two Scottish regions to a dishonest, unloyal murderer. Macbeth gets caught in a web of lies and vile acts of murder in which he brings about his own demise. His criminal actions lead up to his tragic ending of life. ‘ They have tied me to a stake; I cannot fly, But bearlike I must fight the course.’ His great ambition and gullibility of the witches predictions are two of the biggest factors of his downfall;however, Lady Macbeth was probably the biggest influence in the whole tragedy.

There can be little doubt that the witches are exploiting the situation for their own evil ends and are using "honest trifles" to win Macbeth to harm, but given the limited nature of their powers, it is hard to say that they are responsible for Macbeth's later actions.

When Shakespeare wrote his play, Macbeth in 1606 a large majority of people were interested in witchcraft. This is why Shakespeare made the witches and the witches’ prophecies play a major part in the storyline of the play. In the time of Macbeth witches were not thought to be supernatural beings themselves, but supposedly gained their powers by selling their souls to Satan. There can be little doubt that most of Shakespeare’s audience would have believed in witches, and for the purpose of the play, at least, Shakespeare also accepted their reality.

"Macbeth" is a tragic play that was written by William Shakespeare in the early 1600’s. It revolved around the character Macbeth and his urge to become king of Scotland. Macbeth had to do anything possible to become the king including murder, lying, and deception. However, Macbeth committed these evil deeds due to some influential people in his life. Between Macbeth’s wife persuading him to do anything to become king and the witches prophesying over him causes Macbeth to try and bury the past and control the future.

Macbeth is totally enrapt with the idea that he may become King of all Scotland. Herein lies the blame for the witches. If they had not given the prophecy to Macbeth, he would not have wanted to become King. Before the witching encounter, he was perfectly happy with his current life. Thane of Glamis, a good wife, great battles to behold. One word from the witches, and *bam*, he's caught. He instantly has higher thoughts of himself. He looks at the greater glories which he supposedly could behold. So, the blame can be laid on the witches. If it was not for their prophecy concerning Macbeth's good fortune, Macbeth would never have fallen.

Macbeth is one of the most famous stories ever told in shakespeare. With lies piling up and people getting murdered. The three witches and apparitions making the play a little freaky. However, do you ever wonder how Macbeth came to his downfall? Or why he did not last long as king?

The Witches are influencers of the play because they encourage Macbeth to take over the throne by killing the only human in his way, Duncan. The Witches are

“The witches are responsible for Macbeth’s actions. They used their supernatural powers to make him do it.”

These reasons show how Shakespeare implemented witches traditions and habits in his story. By putting in witches with powers that are only obtained by giving up their humanity, making Macbeth feed on power until he became a tyrant, and by using their powers to shape Macbeth’s fate. At the end Macbeth had a tragic end because of the witches he became a man who had to stick to battling as the villain because of the witches’ fault who turned him into a shadow of his former self.

The Role of Witches in the Downfall of Macbeth In the 1500’s there was a stigma surrounding the talk of witches and their cruel behavior. Many Elizabethans at the time a type of hysteria of witches as they had a negative connotation associated with them. Witches were a great deal of topic because of their peculiar powers and they're negative affect on the human life. Witches in creatures that are witches play a substantial role in justifying Macbeth’s actions throughout the play and reflect the typical viewpoint of Elizabethans during the time of Macbeth.

In the play of Macbeth, the witches have a major impact on the plot and effect on the man Macbeth. They helped produce the story that generations of people have come to love and, without them, the story would have been completely different. They not only caused Macbeth’s power to rise, but they also bring him to his tragic downfall. Through their influence, Macbeth transformed from the war hero that Scotland loved to the brutal tyrant who ruled the land. Due to this, the witches have the biggest impact on the story than any other minor character the audience meets.

Actors feared the mention of the name because it usually spelled the end of their present job. (Sherman) This “respect” for the play has not just started recently, but has been around for some time. The superstition is still believed in theatres around the world even after 400 years. (Sherman) Having the power of witches really bring excitement. Having the witches also brings a sense of “depth” in the story, something that excited the audience. (“Overview of Macbeth”) It shows that evil can really trick a mind into believing false ideas that seem to be pleasing, but are deceiving. Critics say the witches are just Macbeth’s mind showing his guilt and fearful mind. (“Overview of Macbeth”) Other critics say the witches are powerless and just entice Macbeth into his own downfall. (“Overview of Macbeth”) “Critics have argued that The Tragedy of Macbeth concludes on a hopeful note, however, for the pervasive corruption is portrayed as temporary and highly unnatural occurrence.” (“Overview of Macbeth”) “The supernatural motif has been the source of controversy, with extensive discussion focusing on the nature of the witches.” (“Overview of Macbeth”) Though many people have experienced the “cure” that lies on the play itself, others have not. Some say the curse is fake and no effect has come upon them. (Jecute) If there were to be a curse, why wouldn’t it occur to everyone? Those who believe it, have their mind boggled over the fact that it is true and will occur in any shape or form.

The witches play a vital role in Macbeth; they all have supernatural powers in which they use to feed the manipulated Macbeth with his ambition:

The Three Witches or Weird Sisters in Macbeth were depictions of Holinshed’s sisters “creatures of the elderwood… nymphs or faries”(Chronicles 268). Nymphs are usually portrayed as goddesses of the forests; mountains, waters and they possess an unlimited contract of youthful beauty, endued with knowledge of prophecies. For other topical evidence, there is Matthew Gwinne’s brief Latin pageant, ‘TresSibyllae’ (Three Sibyls), welcoming King James to St John’s College, Oxford, on 27 August 1605. It was evidently drawing upon chronicle accounts of Macbeth and Banquo meeting the three witches, and pandering to James’s belief that he was descended from Banquo. [1] Gwinne’s pageant, recited by ‘tres quasi Sibyllae’ (three persons like sibyls), is quite conventional.

The Witches are the ones who strung everyone like a puppet, into their little game. The Witches put out Prophecies that they told Macbeth and then told Banquo one to make Macbeth jealous of what Banquo gets. The events that had happened in Macbeth are all caused by the Witches, for what they had told Macbeth and Banquo. So, if, the Witches were everyone here who was innocent would have still survived.