get this across to an audience? The witches are the main evil in the play even though they only appear 4 times in the story‚ but each time they appear they always create an evil atmosphere. When I say ’the main evil in the play’ this is my opinion‚ I feel they are the main because they are pure evil incarnate and they are what trigger the whole thing off. I feel when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth he meant it to be on two levels‚ one level being that the witches are real and there to be seen‚ this was
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play‚ the witches (who told Macbeth that he would be king one day) were the ones who initially planted the seed of ambition and violence inside Macbeth. The witches are most responsible for the evil in Macbeth due to the fact that Macbeth would not have committed the murders if the prophecy had not been told. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are less evil than the witches because they feel guilt after committing the murders‚ and they show signs of goodness throughout the play‚ unlike the witches. At the
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the beginning of the play Macbeth‚ the witches confronted Macbeth and Banquo and prophesied that Macbeth would be "Thane of Glamis"‚ "Thane of Cawdor" and " King hereafter". As from then‚ we acknowledge that Macbeth is a weak character. Macbeth could have dismissed the prophecies as fantastical like Banquo did. But instead Macbeth chooses to believe in those miss-interpreted predictions‚ which ultimately lead to his own downfall. From the start when the witches said that Macbeth would be king hereafter
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between 1603 and 1606. When Macbeth met the witches and they told him about his future as the thane of Cardwr and the king‚ he informed his wife by letter. Upon reading this letter his wife‚ believed the witches‚ and proceeded to summon the evil spirits. “ That I may pour my spirit in thin ear and chastise with the fallow of my tongue”. Lady Macbeth hatches a plan which involves her husband‚ Macbeth killing the king so that the prophecy the witches for told would come true. On Macbeths way back
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first Act of the play‚ the three witches immediately create the impression of horror‚ evil and violence. During the witches’ conversation‚ the second witch was said to be “Killing swine” whilst the third planned to kill a sailor for his wife’s selfishness (Act 1‚ Scene 3). Everything that the witches do implies otherworldly power and a sense of inescapable and enchanting evil. Since harmless and kind hearted females were the norm in society at the time‚ ‘the witches’ roles are reversed‚ showing masculine
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The women presented in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth have challenged the cultural values and assumptions of the role‚ rights and power of women during the Elizabethan period. The typical role of Elizabethan women of looking after the household and handling the kids is contradicted; the rights of Elizabethan women are defied; and the power of Elizabethan women in the household and the society is taken to new extents. The role‚ rights and power of Elizabethan women is confronted upon with the use of the
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it was vehemently opposed in the past. Persecution of witches‚ and those who studied the craft in the past‚ is a dark part of our nations history. The thesis is that witchcraft and Wiccan practices are more readily accepted in today’s society in contrast to how individuals who practiced the craft in the past were persecuted and put to death. In the beginning‚ the Wiccan religion was known as witchcraft and those who practiced it were witches. Wicca was also known as “the old religion” and has become
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he visits the witches. Then‚ he plans the murders of Lady Macduff and her son. Next‚ Macbeth makes Macduff and Malcolm question their thoughts about him. Also‚ Macbeth vows that he will not be hasty in his moves any longer. Finally‚ he acts as a foil towards Malcolm. In Act 4‚ Macbeth’s corrupt ways and mind causes evil doings and actions. In this‚ mysterious play‚ the main character‚ Macbeth‚ being his insane‚ corrupt‚ self‚ prefers to be in the presence of evil (the three witches). He visits the
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Malcolm’s brother who early in the play fled to Ireland after his father’s (Duncan)death. He is not seen the remainder of the play‚ until now. Witches: The 3 troublesome sisters who plagued MacBeth and contributed to his downfall for their own pleasure. Macbeth: Act VI‚ Scene 1 Setting: Desolate rocky plain near Malcom’s Castle in Scotland. Donalbain meets the witches. [Enter alone on horseback with sword and supplies] Donalbain: Malcolm dines tonight as the rightful king‚ But rightful king that frantic
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suggestion that‚ even before the commencement of action of the play‚ he has fallen under the influence of evil. ‘Banquo : ..“Merciful powers‚ Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature Gives way to repose.” ‘ The Witches‚ merely prophecy certain things for Macbeth. They do not influence him in any concrete manner‚ but the effect of the prophecy is to make Macbeth‚ start as if he were already guilty of harboring dangerous ideas. It is a fact that his ambition impels
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