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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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    Although Macbeth does take actions that lead to his downfall‚ I believe that he is not totally responsible for what happens. Although he takes the action that leads to his downfall‚ he perhaps would not have done this if the witches had not told him that he would be king in Act 1 Scene 3. I believe that it is the witches are more responsible for Macbeth’s downfall than he is.<br><br>In Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ the witches tell Macbeth that he is thane of Glamis‚ thane of Cawdor and that he "shalt be king

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    Ambition plays a major role in Shakespeare’s tragedy of Macbeth‚ and is presented as a dangerous quality that principally influences the characters to do wrong. This play gives off a warning of how ambition can affect people and their actions by its influence on Macbeth and his wife‚ Lady Macbeth. This disastrous story begins with the witches predicting that Macbeth would become Thane of Cawdor and then King of Scotland. Hence‚ Macbeth’s ambition emerges‚ furthermore persuaded by his wife and also

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    April 15th‚ 2013 The Witches as the Ultimate Puppet Masters in Macbeth Controlled by three puppet masters‚ Macbeth is merely a marionette without any real control over his ultimate downfall. Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ tells a story of a once highly respected man that falls into the depths of darkness by abandoning his true self for power. Macbeth meets three witches that bear three prophecies‚ the most significant being that he will become king. When Macbeth becomes nervous about

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    PARALLELS: THE INFLUENCE OF LADY MACBETH AND THE THREE WITCHES THAT CHANGED MACBETH Throughout a person ’s life‚ there are many things‚ like strangers or the media‚ that influence how a person will behave. The main factor in this influence tends to be the people in their lives that they are closest too. Sometimes the influence of people can significantly change a person - whether in a good way‚ or a bad way. In the play _Macbeth_‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ there are many examples of bad influences

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    Domestic Struggle of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth through Themes Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s more renowned tragedy plays. It has been praised for its powerful exploration of the psychology behind the ideas of ambition‚ deception and gender roles‚ mainly through the characters‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Some may go as far as to say that the play itself‚ as a whole‚ is essentially a domestic struggle between a man and his wife. Despite this‚ to say a domestic struggle is all that Macbeth is‚ is to limit

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    are many situations in Macbeth where supernatural beings or ideas are used to further the plot‚ explain something‚ or represent a theme or mood of the story. We see this with the three witches in the beginning of the story and through various other parts. There was also the ghosts and apparitions that appeared throughout the story. We also have the idea of prophecies being told‚ this idea is mainly thought to be supernatural. Finally we have the floating dagger that Macbeth sees right before he goes

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    ?Discuss Shakespeare’s presentation of the witches in ‘Macbeth’ The play ‘Macbeth’ was written by William Shakespeare between 1603 and 1606. Shakespeare was born April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ and died in April. Macbeth is one of the four great Shakespearean tragedies along with ‘Hamlet‚ King Lear and Othello. It is set in 11th century Scotland. This play would have been performed in the Globe theatre and could have had an audience of over 16000 people. The theatre would have been very simple

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