1) How are important are the witches in the play? You could include discussion of: The witches’ predictions How other characters react to hearing the predictions The type of atmosphere created by the witches The first set of characters that affect Macbeth and begin the chain of the play are the three Weird Sisters. In the first scene they intend to go and meet Macbeth‚ There to meet with Macbeth (Act 1 Scene 1 line 8) which implies that the witches don’t just happen to meet him. They organise
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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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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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The Role of the Witches in Act 1 The play Macbeth starts with the meeting of the three witches in a "deserted heath". One reason why Shakespeare starts the play in this way is that in his time people believed in the existence of witches and blamed them for all unnatural events that happened. The people believed that witches had contact with the devil and animals‚ that they could fly on broomsticks‚ cast spells by chanting and making potions and that they had the ability to fortell the future.
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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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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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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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Hutcheson Mrs. Tolboom ENG 2D1 Monday‚ 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
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selfish and not worrying that they would soon turn Macbeth into a crazed lunatic The witches delighted in chaos and toil. They did not tell Macbeth what to do but they simply showed him what can happen through their prophecies and the apparitions they showed to Macbeth. Macbeth could’ve been a perfect target for them to bring about this chaos. Macbeth is a strong soldier‚ he has killed enemies in war‚ and perhaps the witches knew his true nature("by the prickling of my thumb‚ something wicked this way comes
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Shakespeare‚ the witches influenced Macbeth to become a greedy and evil murderer. Macbeth was a warrior hero of King Duncan’s Kingdom. He was a courageous and loyal servant of King Duncan‚ all he wanted was to bring peace to his country. Macbeth’s ambitions and the witches‚ changed his personality from a loyal servant to a tyrant. The three witches made a huge impact to Macbeth‚ after the witches have told him the prophecies. Later on‚ he ventured out of his palace to look for the witches and seek more
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