Three Witches

In the play of Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is confronted by Three Witches and his wife, Lady Macbeth. It was said that the Three Witches could speak of the future and his wife knew of this and thought of it as truth so, she influenced her husband to make them true. With the help of the Three Witches and Lady Macbeth, Macbeth seeks out to make these prophecies come true and some not. Because of the prophecies he commits murder (with the help of his wife) on several occasions to fulfill

In Shakespeare's Macbeth, it is debatable whether the Three Witches, also known as the Weird Sisters, or Macbeth, the main character, are responsible for his death. The choice is up to the audience. Either the witches are agents of impartial fate who torture for fun and are emissaries from Hell sent to torture, or Macbeth is a victim of his actions and decisions. Macbeth's hidden desires bring out his major character flaw of greed and falling under the influence of others. The flaws are responsible

The play starts when the three witches appears and then goes to a military camp. The news reached to the Scottish King named Duncan that his two generals, Macbeth and Banquo, that they have won in the war against the two separate invading armies from Ireland and the other one was from Norway. When they are battling against with these enemy forces, Macbeth and Banquo saw the witches as they cross a moor. The three witches have prophesy for Macbeth that he will be promote as a thane of Cawdor and at

As I read the first scene of the first act, it mainly described the three witch discussing the things that will occur, predictions about Macbeth and returning again to discuss about him. During the Act 1 scene 2, King Duncan of Scotland asked a wounded captain for news about the Scots’ battle with the Irish invaders, who are led by the rebel Macdonwald and his reply was how Macbeth slew the traitors. 2nd Journal- As continuing, it was also discussed about how fearlessly Macbeth fought; splitted

The witches are the catalysts for Macbeth’s transformation from good to evil. In the beginning, Macbeth was a warrior hero of King Duncan’s Kingdom. Macbeth was a courageous and loyal servant of King Duncan and all he wanted was safety for his country. Macbeth’s ambitions and the witches changed his personality from a loyal servant to a tyrant. The three witches made a bigger impact to Macbeth after the witches have told Macbeth their prophecies. Later on, Macbeth ventured out of his palace to look

However, the three witches play an even more important role, one that contributes to the overall lesson and theme of the play – fate. “First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis! Second Witch: All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! Third Witch: All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” (Act I Scene III, line 50-52) The ending of the play proves how all of the three witches’ prophesies came true. Yet, would Macbeth had made

Lady Macbeth and the Three Witches don’t just play subsidiary roles but are vital to the play. Their influence and manipulation on Macbeth, are the catalyst for Macbeth’s murderous actions, thus changing him from a man of loyalty and probity, into an evil monster with unbelievable and intractable ambition for power. However, it may be argued that the woman are just playing a small part and Macbeth is orchestrating the whole play. The Three Witches, also known as the “Three Weird Sisters”, may seem

The Wicked Witches of Scotland Throughout history, people have often fought over power and used it to dominate others. There are many forms of power such as physical strength, knowledge, wealth, possessions, and fear. These are simple, mundane powers that people can wield. However, in many religions and some superstitions, people believe in beings who possess supernatural powers. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth there are such beings, more specifically witches, who have many paranormal capabilities

evil, power hungry tyrant. He did not reach this transformation alone however, there were a few ugly sisters who helped with this transformation. Obviously the three witches that are introduced in the beginning play a major role in what Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth would do throughout the play. The play opens up with the Three Witches being the first to talk, so we meet them very early and actually before anyone else. At this point, they sort of set the mood of the play by displaying the weather

The witches play an important role in Macbeth involving Macbeth’s hamartia. Macbeth’s ambition will not have led him to disastrous action. This will be argued with reference to Macbeth. The three witches enter amongst thunder and lightning creating an eerie atmosphere. They are a symbolism of darkness which represents something that is unnatural. Upon meeting the three witches we know they will be the source of evil in Macbeth. Appearance versus reality is played when the witches claim “fair is foul