The Witches Are The Catalyst In Macbeth

Macbeth, although manipulated by the witches and persuaded by his wife, is ultimately responsible for his own actions. At the beginning of the play, he is portrayed as the noble and courageous hero; by the end, however, the audience sees his brutal and power-hungry character drives him to fulfil his ambition. The three witches manipulate Macbeth through prophecies foretelling his fate. Lady Macbeth is also partly to blame for her taunting and eventual encouragement of her husband, leading him to his immoral choices. In the end, it is Macbeth’s many character flaws that drive him to his poor decisions and fateful end.

At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a trusted soldier, who is honest and noble. Unfortunately, he meets three witches who tell him three prophecies; that he will become thane of Cawdor, that he will become king and that Banquo’s sons will become kings. These three prophecies slowly change his opinions on life and turn him into a greedy, dishonest, tyrant, full of ambition. Lady Macbeth’s thoughts change as well when she is told about the three prophecies that were told to Macbeth. In the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth is

Macbeth's feels that his destiny is to become King and rule with all the power that goes with kingship. The three witches on his way back to the kingdom, prophesied that he would rise to kingship. They said "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis" (I, 3, 48), and then as the thane of Cawdor "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor" (I, 3, 49). At this point in the play Macbeth had just become thane of Glamis, and the thane of Cawdor is still alive. Then, the witches greeted Macbeth as the King of Scotland saying "All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter" (I, 3, 50). This is the point in the tragedy where Macbeth starts to think as a villain. If the witches had never greeted him as King on Scotland, then he would probably never have contemplated killing Duncan in the first place. At first, he believes that he will need to kill King Duncan. Though at the end of Act 1, Scene 3, he thinks that perhaps he doesn't need to do anything to become the king saying "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me without my stir.", showing he is a man of honor and morals. Then, Lady Macbeth hears of the prophecy in his letters and decides immediately for him that King Duncan must die, showing Macbeth's doubt. An

At the beginning of the play Macbeth is unwilling to kill King Duncan while Lady Macbeth is convinced that she must compel him to do so. Macbeth is told by three witches that he will become thane of Cawdor, thane of Glamis and King of Scotland. Macbeth believes the prophecies since he is already thane of Glamis and is Ross later informs him that Macbeth is now thane of Cawdor. Macbeth wants to be king, but hopes

The Play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare is shaped by supernatural forces with the use of the weird witches, the apparition of the ghost, and the floating dagger. These forces lead Macbeth to act in the way he did and add suspense to the play. The play opens with the three witches, and later on Macbeth and Banquo encounter them. They prophesized that Macbeth will be promoted to Thane of Cawdor, and then become King of Scotland. In addition to that, Banquo was told that his sons shall be kings, but never himself. Macbeth was skeptical about the prophesies, but until some of King Duncan’s men came to inform Macbeth that that he was to be named Thane of Cawdor due to the betrayal of the previous and condemned to death. Then Lady Macbeth

But the witches who could supposedly foretell the future, add temptation, and influence Macbeth. They had told Macbeth that he would be King he became impatient and tried to hurry it as quickly as he could. But they cannot control his destiny. Macbeth creates his own misery when he is driven by his own sense of guilt. This causes him to become insecure as to the reasons for his actions, which in turn causes him to commit more murders. The witches offer great enticement, but it is in the end, each individual’s decision to fall for the temptation, or to be strong enough to resist their captivation. The three Witches are only responsible for the introduction of these ideas and for further forming ideas in Macbeth head, but they are not responsible for his actions throughout the play.

In the play, The Tragedy of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, the main character, Macbeth, chases after power by going after the king position in Scotland. In the play, Macbeth changes from basically not worrying about whether or not he will be king, to going after the king so that Macbeth will rule the kingdom. At the very beginning, Macbeth encounters the evil witches and the witches greet Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter. The funny part about this is that Macbeth is the Thane of Glamis but, not the Thane of Cawdor because the current Thane of Cawdor is still living, and Macbeth certainly is not the king of Scotland because King Duncan is king. The things the witches say to Macbeth gets into his head and this is where the desire for power originates. Macbeth decides to kill the current King and Macbeth continues to murder people. Macbeth hires goons to kill Banquo and Banquo’s son, Fleance, because the evil witches hint that Banquo will not be king but, Banquo will heir kings. Macbeth is a character that struggles to free himself from chasing after power due to him wanting to rule the kingdom and Macbeth will do whatever possible to keep the throne. Macbeth performs multiple murders just to keep his throne from falling into somebody else’s hand.

The first mention the audience receives about Macbeth, is from the three witches at the very beginning of they play “there to meet with Macbeth.” The fact that the witches are the first ones to speak of Macbeth is indicative of his personality, as there is always a feeling that there is something off about him, something wicked at the root of his being. By linking Macbeth to the witches, Shakespeare indicates that there is something evil within Macbeth from the very beginning. He develops Macbeth’s personality through his encounters with the witches, who represent evil and disturbance throughout the play. When Macbeth hears the witch’s prophesy, “All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, than of Glamis! All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” he is intrigued at the prospect of becoming King. Shakespeare uses this repetition to show the audience how much Macbeth will gain by listening to them. He realises there are only two ways for him to become king; wait out Duncan’s life, or murder. Macbeth is filled with ambition at the possibility

Ambition plays a large role in this tragedy. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have a very srtong ambition that drives them. Lady Macbeth's ambition drives her to manipulate Macbeth into committing murder. Macbeth's aggressive ambition is present before the witch's

The witches prophesied Macbeth becoming Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, enticing Macbeth into believing he would become King of Scotland and with this knowledge he decides to take matters into his own hands. The quote displays Macbeth’s waning moral compass as he considers killing Duncan to accelerate his potentially fruitful future. The witches symbolize Macbeth’s greed overpowering his moral sense due to an unchecked ambition that focused on obtaining power. TS Blood in the play, serves the role of representing the guilty conscience of Macbeth after his moral compass is destabilized and he kills King Duncan. Macbeth is consumed by guilt to the point where he,”Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more/

In the beginning of the play, the witches make three prophecies. First, that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor. The second part of the prophecy is that Macbeth will become King. The third prophecy being that Banquo will be father to future kings. When Macbeth first hears the prophecy, Duncan holds the position as king. King duncan is also a very loved king by his people. Macbeth and Duncan even have a good relationship. Macbeth is Duncan’s greatest war hero and because of Macbeth’s great success in battle, Duncan rewards him by promoting him to the position of Thane of Cawdor. With this promotion, Macbeth realizes that the witches first prophecy was true. With this realization, Macbeth’s head begins to fill with thoughts of killing King Duncan to speed up the process so that he can become king. When he tells his wife of the prophecies and his promotion, she becomes extremely

At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is established as a Scottish hero for the audience. As we continue to watch the play, Macbeth is characterized as “brave”, “noble” and a “[minion of valour]” by his peers. Through his courageous and honourable acts in the war, the king, Duncan named Macbeth the Thane of Cawdor. These segments of Macbeth are pivotal because it shows his nature from prior to when he let his ambition control him. However, before he is given this title Macbeth meets three witches which prophecies that “[He’ll.] be king hereafter...” allowing Macbeth ambition for the throne to be realized. To achieve his ambition Macbeth and Lady Macbeth schemes to assassinate the King; this show how his ambition has started to enrapture him leading him away from his hero title and to his downfall. Through Lady Macbeth's manipulation and Macbeth's own corrupted ambition, his judgment becomes corrode arching him to killing the Duncan and start his downfall. Through, allowing his ambition to govern his action Macbeth soul has begun to taint beginning the destruction of himself in the future. This view can be seen after Macbeth is named king, his beginning of self-destruction caused by

Macbeth’s gullible nature is one of his major flaws that leads to his downfall. Like most people Macbeth does not initially believe the witches, it sounds too peculiar. However, in a split second Ross delivers “He ( Duncan) bade me, from him, call thee thane of Cawdor.In which addition, hail, most worthy thane!”(ACT 1 SCENE III). Macbeth is instantly convinced as this was one of the prophecies, he then excitedly goes to tell his beloved wife. One of the witches’ apparitions states he will be king someday, and the lovely vengeful Lady macbeth decides to take matters into her own hands ; she wants to murder Duncan. Macbeth finds the woman to be a crazy

Macbeth’s ambition begins reluctantly. When he first encounters the witches, he is taken aback, and scared; however, once they begin talking, his interest is captured. He forces them to keep talking, which serves as a precursor for his uninhibited strive for power that is to come. The witches tell him that he is destined to be king, and is unable to be killed by any man born of woman. He is doubtful, but enticed. After being greeted by Ross by his new title, Macbeth is convinced. Because he is an honorable and nonviolent man, most would not expect him to act in such a way to force the prophesies come true, rather, one would anticipate that he would simply believe the prophecies, and allow them to be fulfilled naturally. However, Lady Macbeth

Nevertheless, Macbeth quickly discounts these bloody visions of murder and continues to fantasize about his future glories. Furthermore, when Macbeth encounters the witches, we are only told a quick summary of the prophecy, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!” (1.3.52).and then, “All hail Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.53). Yet the witches do not reveal the means by which Macbeth will come about this glory or mention any ill deeds that are to come. This leaves one to believe that the witches knew Macbeth’s fate as Thane and King, yet the other bloody elements of the prophecy are enacted solely through Macbeth’s own will. Macbeth is only prompted in his bloody actions by supernatural forces and of course Lady Macbeth.