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    Macbeth was written and perfected by a man named William Shakespeare. Throughout this play‚ you start to see a trend of how Macbeth is being a great noble man‚ to at the end‚ a man that has no sympathy for anyone else but himself. There are three witches that appear before Macbeth telling him he will become the King of Scotland. Since Macbeth knows this‚ his thoughts and actions lead him down a path of devastation and despair. Macbeth is ultimately the maker of his own demise‚ due to his desperation

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    The Witches Influence on Macbeth Allison Schweinert Malling Hour 2 1/15/12 Throughout Macbeth‚ Shakespeare’s witches‚ or the “three weird sisters” (1.3.32) serve several purposes. With their persuasive techniques and ability to either see or influence the future‚ their most important role seems to be their power to influence decision-making and cause the initial deterioration of Macbeth. By providing five prophecies‚ the witches “provide Macbeth’s ‘call to action’ and drive his thirst for

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    Witches have appeared in many stories whether by becoming the antagonist in the stories‚ movies and TV or by being the either the heroes or the sidekicks in the stories. However‚ witches are more commonly seen as the villains in the stories. In the old days they would have pointed noses‚ witch hats‚ and would use a cauldron. They would be feared by the characters in the story until a brave hero steps in and defeats her‚ not that much different from the classic save-the-princess-from-the-big-scary-dragon

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    Macbeth: Witches Influence on Macbeth ’s Decisions In the Shakespearean play‚ "Macbeth‚" the witches influence on how Macbeth made his decisions played a crucial part in contributing to his eventual destruction. The witches were trying to create chaos by prophesying to Macbeth in order to get him to act. They planted the seed of evil in Macbeth ’s head that grew to dominate his mind. But it was Macbeth who made the choices that determined his fate. He was not forced to kill Duncan nor any of his

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    every group of friends do: they had a bonfire‚ ate some s’mores‚ and told scary stories. But they later got bored and decided to check out something completely random; they surfed the internet for dark magic and urban legends and came across “The Witches’ Baby”. The girls were interested and clicked on the link that brought them to a website that was dark and had skulls all over it. One of the girls was a little freaked out and told the other girls that we should get off‚ it doesn’t feel right. The

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    William Shakespeare wrote the play Macbeth in 1606. It is about a Noble named Macbeth who deceitfully and greedily rises to power and soon falls. Macbeth started out as a brave‚ valiant noble who fought for King Duncan. Three witches then met Macbeth and tempted him with the throne. This caused confusion in Macbeth but he decided to stay loyal to Duncan. He later told his wife about his encounter and she changed his mind and made him slay Duncan. Macbeth slowly turned insane‚ cocky‚ and brash. Because

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    After years of medical training‚ Tania Frankenstein (Rosalba Neri) returns to her ancestral home‚ eager to assist her father‚ the Baron (Joseph Cotten)‚ in his most recent experiment. With the help of his crippled friend (and longtime lab assistant) Charles (Paul Muller)‚ the Baron is ready to prove to the world that‚ under the right circumstances‚ dead tissue can be reanimated. Using cadavers that he purchased from Lynch (Herbert Fux)‚ a professional grave robber‚ the Baron does‚ indeed‚ build a

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    Many can say that the witches had the biggest influence and power over others. In the story of Macbeth‚ a story written Shakespeare‚ is about a man who had been prophesied that he would be king by Witches‚ but soon things would change for Macbeth when his wife figured out what was going to happen. Lady Macbeth throughout the play showed that she had most power and influenced others action so they would do what she wanted. Lady Macbeth has always manipulated and convince others to do things they

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    Topic: How important are the witches to Macbeth? Discuss the effects of the witches on character‚ plot‚ themes and audience. In the play of ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare the witches have an important effect on Macbeth‚ the characters‚ the plot‚ the theme and the audience. They help construct the play and without them it would have been a totally different story line. The three weird sisters influence Macbeth in his acts‚ they effect characters lives‚ orientate the plot‚ they are related to

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    There are three witches introduced in the beginning of Macbeth. They are there to foretell to Macbeth three prophecies. The prophecies are Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor‚ Thane of Glams and King. These prophecies help to boost up Macbeth’s head. The eventually to causes Macbeth to kill king Duncan. The prophecies bring the idea of fate into the play. The witches had the ability to foreshadow the future. Although they could only tell the future they couldn’t control it. This causes Macbeth to

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