Three Witches

killed Duncan without The witches prophecy. The witches are seen as mysterious dark and not trustable. Macbeth puts all his trust into the witches after they tell him he is destined to be king. In this case Ignorance is bliss because without the witches telling Macbeth he would have not been able to kill Duncan. In act one the audience's is first introduced to the witches as they are the first characters in the opening scene in the play. In the opening scene the witches talk about their future plans

leads to his failure. The prophecies are told by the three witches and they are told a certain way which would make Macbeth curious. For the first prophecy the witches greets Macbeth “ All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!” (I.iii.51). In this quote, the three witches tells Macbeth that he is the thane of Glamis, which Macbeth knows it’s already true. The second sets of prophecies was introduced later in the play and

and Banquo were halted by the appearance of three witches. They foretold that Macbeth would become the Thane of Cawdor, then soon the ruler of Scotland. After that, they turned toward Banquo and said even though he would not become a lord, his sons after him would be kings. The witches say these last words, and vanished out of thin air. On Macbeth’s way home, messengers from the king tell him he has become the Thane of Cawdor. It turns out the witches prophecies about Macbeth became true. With Macbeth

the hero that he once used to be. As Macbeth enters the witches’ property, the Second Witch states that “something wicked this way comes” (4.1.45). Through this line, Shakespeare directly tells the reader that Macbeth is now evil, unlike before when the reader could interpret the quotes to decide if Macbeth remains a hero. To perform this critical scene, Angelina, Reid, Cormick and I decided to prey on the eerie qualities. As the three witches enter the stage, the Harry Potter theme song plays in the

fate has on a person through Macbeth and Banquo, two characters who´s fates are determined by witches from the beginning. At the beginning of the text, Macbeth quickly understands his fate as it is told by the witches. The Second Witch tells Macbeth,¨Hail to thee Thane of Cawdor¨(1.3.52). Macbeth is told by the witches that he will be Thane of Cawdor, which right away determines his fate. The witches telling Macbeth this not only cause him to rely on fate, but it causes him to perform dark acts

THESIS: I definitely agree on Macbeth is a flawed character in the play. It is evident that Macbeth’s fatal flow of the play is expressed by his vaulting ambition which led to his downfall. Despite the influences of Lady Macbeth and the three witches, Macbeth is also responsible for his downfall. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is portrayed as a courageous and noble hero who is loyal to the King and his friend. As the play continues, Macbeth committed deeds that are not of his own inherent

the main character, Macbeth, meets three witches after fighting a battle for his king, Duncan. These witches foretell that Macbeth will become the Thane of Cawdor and will be king hereafter . They also prophecy that Macbeth’s travelling companion, friend, and fellow soldier, Banquo, would be the father of many kings. A little while later, messengers tell Macbeth that King Duncan had named him the Thane of Cawdor (1:3). This news affirmed Macbeth of the witches’ prophecy and influenced him towards

In the play Macbeth the three witches managed to change the future to what they had predicted. Other types of fantasy also played a role in making the tragic ending. These sorts of witchcraft or in other words magic made the play what it is and conveyed character such as Macbeth to do and think of certain things. The witches played a huge role in the story of Macbeth and made him become who he ends up as. Macbeth was a very honorable knight that served king Duncan till his last breath. He did not

of the story. The most Influential of People and actions being The Three Witches the ones who influences the plot throughout most of the story. A main example of the Witches role as most influential people Macbeth to continue to pursue prophecy and increasing his ambition to procure

however, proves to be a bad king. He believed in witches, was deceptive, and killed people. Macbeth was greeted by three witches. The first witch greets Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis, which he already was. However, the second witch says, “All hail, Macbeth hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!” (Shakespeare p. 327). After hearing the third witch say, “All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter” (Shakespeare p. 327), he starts to wonder if it’s true. Witches were known for prophesizing the future. Macbeth