Throughout the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth have seen many changes within themselves. In the beginning‚ Macbeth was friends with Banquo. He stuck through what happened with the witches and throughout meeting the king but after that‚ he saw him as an enemy when Banquo did not do anything to provoke him. Macbeth turned into a sour‚ arrogant man with only the intentions of keeping himself and his title safe. On the other hand‚ Lady Macbeth was bitter about her gender and how everyone would
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The witches in Macbeth are very important in the plot and develop certain aspects of the play. They make greater the theatrical experience with images of darkness‚ thunder and lightning that make Macbeth the tragedy it is. Their actions also add to the play‚ dancing round the cauldron and chanting Double‚ double ’. Their appearance as dark hags’ adds mystery to the play. The witches also add a sense of evil and of the supernatural. Their chanting‚ Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble: Fire burn
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the story worth reading. For example‚ we have Banquo; vastly considered Macbeth’s contrast. He’s the “good guy” in a sense‚ but falls victim to Macbeth. We also have Macduff. He’s a very proud‚ strong‚ and noble man who has the highest respect for his king and very little for the tyrant Macbeth. We think we know from the beginning who our villain is‚ but does Macbeth have a hero? When the audience first meets Macbeth he is joined at the hip with Banquo. Obviously‚ the two are close‚ having suffered
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something or someone that makes the story interesting‚ and plays some significant part. In the case of Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ this role is played by the witches. Without them‚ Macbeth would have been quite a boring play. Although they are fun characters‚ the witches do fill in the plot line‚ and help the story to progress. As mentioned above‚ the witches help to move the plot along‚ for without them‚ macbeth would never have become the monster he did. Before Macbeth even met the wierd sisters‚ they
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mysterious yet revelatious witches; they reveal to the main character as well his accomplice Banquo prophecies which are to be fulfilled. And presumably these prophecies may very well shape the play‚ as well as its characters and their personas. Of most importance some analyses of the three witches must be made in order to develop an understanding of the scene. Banquo‚ for one‚ questions whether the witches are "inhabitants o’ th’ earth” (1.3.39). The odd appearances of the witches are further reinforced
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strength and fighting abilities. When the witches made the prediction on Macbeth and Banquo‚ they did not believe on it at first‚ but when the predictions became true one by one‚ Banquo still acts like before‚ but Macbeth’s mind is totally changed‚ which result of Banquo’s death. When Macbeth became the king‚ he has to slay Banquo because he is the only one that knows about the truth. They became enemies and eventually‚ Macbeth killed Banquo. I think Banquo is pretty stupid to stay with Macbeth‚ I
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The Three Witches Throughout the play‚ the witches—referred to as the “weird sisters” by many of the characters—lurk like dark thoughts and unconscious temptations to evil. In part‚ the mischief they cause stems from their supernatural powers‚ but mainly it is the result of their understanding of the weaknesses of their specific interlocutors—they play upon Macbeth’s ambition like puppeteers. The witches’ beards‚ bizarre potions‚ and rhymed speech make them seem slightly ridiculous‚ like caricatures
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themselves as Witches. Witches must be used with the capital W. The capital W is meant to distance them from the word ’s negative connotacions. It is often ignorantly mistaken that Wiccans or Witches worship Satan‚ but Wiccans neither worship Satan nor practice the sort of the malicious magic traditionally associated with witches. Witches‚ who do nothing but wholeheartedly strive to become one with the earth in the name of God and Goddesses‚ are given a bad reputation by witches who do the exact
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the audience or the reader from the very beginning. One of Shakespeare ’s great opening scenes What is the importance of the opening scene of Macbeth and the two scenes in which Macbeth meets with the witches? The opening scene of Macbeth and the two scenes in which Macbeth meets with the witches are of great importance to the play. Shakespeare uses these three ‘weird sisters’ to provide authenticity for the plays original audience and to stay faithful to contemporary Elizabethan beliefs. He
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Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and Banquo all react differently to the witches’ prophecies. In the play‚ Macbeth was excited about the outcomes‚ but also very conflicted about it. Macbeth was also hesitant about doing what Lady Macbeth thought had to be done for this prophecy to come true‚ such as killing Duncan. Macbeth says‚ "If chance will have me king‚ why‚ chance may crown me Without my stir" (I‚iii 145-146). In his perspective‚ he believes that if this is bound to come true‚ then why should he put
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