How Did The Witches Influence Macbeth

During the renaissance supernatural powers were believed to be true. Shakespeare expresses this during the play Macbeth. The witches are shown to have supernatural powers in multiple acts throughout the play, each time influencing characters. The witches influence most of the actions in Macbeth. Although Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan, Macbeth had the idea planted in his head by the witches. When Macbeth first meets the witches, they tell him that he will be king. He responds by giving a soliloquy. " 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? Present fears / Are less than horrible imaginings. " ( Shakespeare
The witches have changed how Macbeth thinks and until his death, he made decisions that the old Macbeth would never have considered. Macbeth acts irrational and spontaneous after the death of the King. The old Macbeth would have told his wife everything while the witches' Macbeth hid from his wife that he sent people to kill Banquo. The witches have influenced Macbeth to change his way of thinking and act irrationally. Macbeth became reliant of the witches' prophecy causing him to return to them to request more. He became dependent and used the prophecies to figure out what would happen to him. This led to his downfall, all because he became reliant on the witches' power. Macbeth turned into a power hungry king by the end of the play due to the witches' powers. They perceived him to believe that he could be a great ruler when they predicted that he would be Thane of Cawdor. Once he realized that their predictions were right, he started to believe that he was going to earn the title of king as they had prophesied. He turned power hungry in the pursuit to be king which ultimately led to his downfall. The witches influenced numerous characters throughout the play of