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    801-09-6274 To what extent does the Classical Tradition agree with the Scriptural Tradition on the powers witches can wield? The two biggest differences we have from the Classical witch and the Christian Ideal featured in their sacred texts‚ is definitely the connotation that either receives and‚ the powers they may or may not have. In the first‚ witches aren’t seen in a negative light; just as they are in the later doctrine (the word Witch was created by the Christian Faith later

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    Using the following documents‚ identify and analyze at least three major reasons for the persecution of individuals as witches in Europe from the late fifteenth through the seventeenth century: It was extremely easy to be accused of being a witch in the fifteenth‚ sixteenth‚ and seventeenth century. During this time period‚ Europe was going through many changes such as the Protestant Reformation‚ the Catholic Reformation‚ the Scientific Revolution‚ and the consolidation of many national governments

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    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

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    Macbeth are interpreted very differently in Wright’s Macbeth verses Goold’s Macbeth. Their likenesses and differences impact how a viewer understands the show. The first characters we get interaction with in Wright’s Macbeth are the Three Witches. Wright’s Witches are three beautiful red-haired schoolgirls‚ who in their first scene wreak havoc upon a graveyard. They knock down tombstones‚ stab the face out of an angel‚ and spray paint an angels face a very bloody red. Each witch does her own form of

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    Macbeth: The Witches’ Responsibility for Macbeth’s Actions The three witches that are introduced at the beginning of the play are responsible for the introduction of the ideas that caused Duncan’s death and Macbeth’s destruction but not for Macbeth’s actions themselves. They recount to Macbeth three prophecies; that Macbeth will be: 1) Thane of Cawdor‚ 2) Thane of Glamis‚ and 3) King. Macbeth welcomes the ideas spawned from the witches’ prophecies‚ which is what triggered the spiral of events

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    Review- English; ‘De Heksen’‚ known as ‘the Witches’‚ written by Roald Dahl‚ was written in 1983. I’ve read this book in Dutch‚ because I was 12 years old at that time. ‘The Witches’ really made a big impression on me. Roald Dahl is such a wonderful writer! He knows how to act on children’s imagination. The book has also been filmed‚ in 1990. Some may say that they’d rather see the film‚ but I prefer the book. In books‚ you can use your own imagination. As soon as you see the film‚ your own imagination

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    The Tale of Witches The documentary Witches: A Century of Murder‚ directed by Chris Holt‚ explained how the fear of the unknown and hatred caused many deaths for innocent people. Discussing the trails of witches in the 1500’s and 1600’s. In the series three literary terms are used Prologue‚ Foreshadowing‚ and flashback. Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb tells us about how the witch-hunts began in Europe with a book written by a monk. She also explained how the fear of satan palyed a hand in the murders and

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    one’s vocabulary‚ as many words and adjectives are seldom used in every day conversation. However‚ there are many quotes and references that are still frequently used today. Playwrights like Shakespeare have contributed many of these quotes. The witches in MacBeth offer a unique perspective to the philosophies of life. They say‚ “fair is foul‚ foul is fair” ((Shakespeare_Navigators.com‚ 2017). This statement could be perceived in several ways. My comparison is to another cliché that says that sometimes

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    In Shakespeare’s Macbeth there are two instances in which Macbeth comes into contact with the three witches. These two instances are located in Act 1 Scene 3 and in Act 4 Scene 1. In both scenes Macbeth is informed about his future. However‚ these two scenes are greatly different from each other in many ways. <br> <br>When Macbeth first meets the witches in Act 1 Scene 3 he doubts that the witches are "of this earth" and doubts that they are capable of basic abilities such as speech‚ evidenced by

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    Macbeth’s reaction towards the witches was that he was startled by them at first‚ but also curious to know more about their prophecy. He was intrigued to know more about their evil predictions‚ like him becoming the thane of Cawdor and his children becoming kings even though he will not be one. He wanted the witches to explain these strange predictions “ ..Say from whence You owe this strange intelligence‚ or why Upon this blasted heath you stop our way With such prophetic greeting. ?”  After learning

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