We Ird Sisters Responsible For The Fall Of Macbeth

The three witches set the scene and talk about meeting Macbeth. King Duncan learns about the bravery of Macbeth. Macbeth hears from the three witches that he will become Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and king. Ross and Angus tell Macbeth that he has now become the Thane of Cawdor. Malcolm become next in line for the throne. They plan to kill Duncan so Macbeth can take over and be in charge of the throne. Macbeth is not sure if he wants to kill Duncan but Lady Macbeth reassures him that he

The nobles Macbeth and Banquo enter Act 1, Scene 3 and are confronted by a threesome of witches, who tell Macbeth that he will be the Thane of Glamis, the Thane of Cawdor, and the King of Scotland from then on. Before vanishing, they also tell Banquo that his children will be kings. Ross and Angus arrive with words from Duncan, stating that as a reward for his service he was given the title of the Thane of Cawdor. Upon realizing that the second part of the witches’ prophecy has been fulfilled, Macbeth has an inner struggle; the “foul” side of him wants to trust the witches and attempt to murder Duncan to acquire the throne, while the “fair” side of him is hesitant and does not wish to betray his people and gamble with his life. Shakespeare uses diction, motifs, and tone to emphasize the coexistence of good and evil that manifests inside all human beings, and how the conflict of these influences can affect one’s perception of reality.

Macbeth and Banquo was coming home from battle and stumbled onto the witches. There they were given their fates, Macbeth prophecy was to be thane of Glamis, thane of Cawdor, and finally king of Scotland. As king he couldn’t be killed by anyone of woman birth and he couldn't be defeated unless the Birnam Woods march on Dunsinane. The witches were tricking and deceiving Macbeth into thinking he is invinceable.

The three witches give the allusion of being women with good intentions to give Macbeth good news to mask the truth of his untimely fate. The strange sisters give Macbeth the tremendous news of him being “…Thane of Glamis…Thane of Cawdor…that shalt be king hereafter.” (1.3.48-50), they rejoice his soon

Hecate the Goddess of the Crossroads (three paths),and the goddess of witchcraft.She is the the boss of the three witches.She appears for the first time in Act three scene four , but is first mentioned in the first act.In act 3, we see that Hecate had been upset at the witches for troubling with Macbeth without her permission. But then in Act 4 she is happy with what they have done. Macbeth meets with the Witches and demands to know more about the prophecy.The witches ask who he would prefer to hear it from, and he asks for the boss. Hecate appears and along comes three Apparitions. The Apparitions greet Macbeth the same way the witches did, three times. The First Apparition is an armed Head.It tells Macbeth to beware Macduff, the Thane of Fife. The Second Apparition is a Bloody Child. It says to beware any man

Macbeth killed the Macduff household, and Macduff challenged him for revenge in return. Macduff got his revenge and Macbeth was slain, leaving Malcolm to be king. Lady Macbeth commits suicide out of guilt for Duncan’s murder. I often wondered when reading the play what would have happened if Macbeth hadn’t killed Duncan. Would Duncan have died otherwise? If so, would Malcolm have passed the throne to Macbeth (due to his worries about being too greedy and lustful (4.3.78-86))? If they let the prophecy happen naturally, would either Macbeth or Lady Macbeth still die in the end? There are so many ways Macbeth could have turned, if only Macbeth had decided he didn’t want to murder Duncan. Of course he didn’t have much choice because of Lady Macbeth’s pushing. Macbeth’s choice to kill Duncan at first could have just been a thought without Lady Macbeth. She was the one who initiated the

The three witches in the tragedy Macbeth are introduced right at the beginning of the play. They recount to Macbeth three prophecies that Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis and then become King. These prophecies introduced Macbeth to ideas of greatness; they were full of temptations, and influenced Macbeth. The witches’ prophecies were always dominating Macbeth’s decisions. He was first tempted by the prophecies and thus, killed the king.

The prophecy of the three witches plant a dangerous and destructive seed in his mind. At the opening of the play, Macbeth is a courageous soldier fighting to defend his king and Scotland. He is described as a war hero, a loyal kinsman to his country and “O valiant cousin, worthy gentleman” by the king. However, he is approached by the supernatural presence of three witches “upon the heath” (1.1:7) who manipulates and deceive him. Macbeth is greeted: “All hail Macbeth!

Upon learning about the predictions made by the Weїrd Sisters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth seem to have highly contrasting reactions. Macbeth dismisses them as crazy at first, whereas Lady Macbeth sees the potential for her husband to become king and begins to plot the murder of Duncan. By comparison, Lady Macbeth’s intentions might appear more drastic and cruel than Macbeth’s; however, their desires are far more similar than they initially seem. When Lady Macbeth receives the letter from Macbeth, she immediately accepts that something must be done to get rid of Duncan.

Another common belief of this time was that witches were not the beings who actually possessed the power. It was often believed that witches had a leader or some type of master that directed them and gave them power. In the case of Macbeth, this leader was Hecate. Hecate is known in Greek mythology as the goddess of ghosts and witchcraft. She is identified as a “spirit of black magic… with the power to conjure up dreams, phantoms, and the spirits of the dead” (“Hecate”). When Hecate appears in Macbeth, she states that she is the “mistress of [the witch’s] charms, the close contriver of all harms” (Mac 3.5 6-7). Also, Hecate directs the witches to:

Before Macbeth met with the sisters, there is no information he was seeking further reign or power. After the sisters' greeting, Macbeth claims otherwise: "The Thane of Cawdor lives,/A prosperous gentleman." Macbeth cannot believe he would be king, especially if the Thane of Cawdor still lives, saying "to be King/Stands not within the prospect of belief." After he is told that the Thane of Cawdor is dead, Macbeth realizing that part of the sisters' greeting has become a reality, that they may have told Macbeth a prophecy. Since part of the prophecy is true, Macbeth thinks the prophecy is good, but still troubles his physical body when he has done nothing to it:

The three witches state that Macbeth will be the Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and the King. This sparks a desire for Macbeth to become all of those roles. At first, Macbeth is indecisive about going through with killing the King of Scotland, but Lady Macbeth reassures him that it is the right thing to do. Here Lady Macbeth takes control of the situation by becoming an accessory to the crime. After hearing of the witches’ prophecies, Lady Macbeths thirst for power becomes unbearable.

At the beginning of the play, Macbeth meets the Weird Sisters and starts his chain of unnatural circumstances and his great destiny. As Macbeth and Banquo are walking back from battle, they meet the weird sisters who confusingly hail him as “Thane of Glamis” (1.3.51), “Thane of Cawdor” (1.3.52), and as the “king hereafter”(1.3.53). These confusing actions disturb Macbeth because he sees it as three weird women hailing him as “king hereafter” after waiting for him outside of a military battle. After many festivities and the title of “Thane of Cawdor” being entrusted to Macbeth, Banquo wakes up at night and tells Macbeth that he

With the prophecy of his future, Macbeth talks to himself about being tempted to do something illegal, to get what he wants. “This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill, cannot be good… If good, why do I yield to that suggestion whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs against the use of nature?” (Shakespeare 1.3.132-139). Macbeth wants to be king so bad that he is willing to make it happen by doing the unthinkable, such as kill the king. After the witches tell him that he will be king, he is tempted to speed up the process. The weird sisters are disobedient. Alison Findlay, author, and professor at Lancaster University, talks about this: “Their strange, hermaphroditic appearance… may visually demonstrate their usurpation of masculine authority. They are insubordinate towards their mistress Hecate who colds the weird sisters… for acting without her authority” (Findlay). Macbeth, or even their master, could not control these witches. In society, this is detested. Hecate, their master, is livid because they told Macbeth his future, without talking to her first. Macbeth tried to command them, but they would not listen, making him irritated. The two sets of sisters symbolize temptations and fears, though these are different, and are comparable in another

Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, is disturbed that the three witches didn’t include her in their riddles and prophecies with Macbeth as she is the once who makes evil things happen. She wants to be included to trick Macbeth with illusions by producing magical spirits. “Have I not…chiefest enemy” (3.5.2-33).