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    different influences of the witches on Macbeth and Banquo. In the play ’Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare‚ the witches play an important role and influence 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 affect Macbeth’s acts and characters’ lives and orientate the plot. They are related to most of the themes and appeal the audience’s attention.  The witches have a strong effect

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    and The Witches‚ need to be carefully analyzed. Let’s begin at the root of the problem‚ The Three Witches. After all they were the ones that planted the idea of murder in Macbeth’s head. But before going into that The Witches characteristics need to be examined. Shakespeare wanted to let the people know that The Witches were something of chaos and mystery‚ he wanted to let them know that The Witches were far from good and nothing but evil. He did this by first introducing The Witches appearing

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    Lyndal Roper adduces an appropriate amount of evidence to substantiate the claim that the advent of child-witches was due to a shift in the cultural zeitgeist. Specifically‚ this shift in public opinion moved away from the notion that adolescent dreams were innocuous‚ and towards the idea that they were evil. Roper suggest that this evolution of reasoning symbolized a newfound cultural understanding of where evil originated. Imaginings‚ or dreams‚ as it happens‚ was now the provenance of evil. Children

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    Duncan. Unfortunately‚ Macbeth became compromised with the help of a few people. The events that unfold in this tragedy would not have taken place without the Three Witches as well as Lady Macbeth. These people slowly drove Macbeth to do unspeakable things. The Witches play an important role in Macbeth’s downfall. In fact‚ the witches start the entire tragedy just by telling Macbeth what his future holds. At the beginning of the story Macbeth meets with the bearded women and they say‚ “All hail Macbeth…

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    Roald Dahl’s short story Poison weaves an intricate web of emotions‚ including anger‚ fear and embarrassment. Its title certainly embodies more than simply the snake’s venom‚ though it may seem that way on the surface. The lesson of the story may seem trivial‚ such as “be mindful of your surroundings” or “be thankful of those helping”. But the true moral of the story lies in the parched and barren desert of racism‚ and the effect of the British colonization on the people of India. Racism is not

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    Shakespeare has employed the witches merely as plot devices rather than as characters and to enhance the extent of the supernatural within the play. However‚ apart from the consideration of the eponymous character of Macbeth‚ it may be viewed that the witches are the most prominent of the characters within the play‚ and that they have considerable significance over the actions within the plot. Their significance is evident from the very beginning‚ as the “three witches” introduce the audience to the

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    The Witches in Macbeth Shakespeare’s Macbeth introduces an element of fantasy within the tragedy through the characters of the witches. The witches exert a significant role in the play‚ functioning as fore-tellers of Macbeth’s fate. Far from serving as a distraction‚ the witches focus the darker and more sinister aspects of Macbeth’s character. Although Macbeth only encounters the witches twice‚ the play’s thematic design acknowledges the importance of the witches’ supernatural presence and suggests

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    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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    William Shakespeare‚ The tragedy of Macbeth‚ the witches represent a dark evil to Macbeth making him overconfident. The three witches are known from the beginning that they represent the dark side of human nature. They choose Macbeth to torment and lead in the wrong path. Macbeth thinks they are helping him towards Kingsmanship and is fooled by his over confidence. The witches control Macbeth’s fate into a more dangerous side of things. The witches represent the evil side of things from the beginning

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    In the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespear‚ there are three witches that all helped contribute to Macbeths Downfall. The witches each have an evil in themselves‚ in the beginning of the play‚ the witches had planned to meet with Macbeth to tell him his prophecies. They were going to greet him with the following titles‚ that would make Macbeth think of murder and deceit. First Witch‚ “All hail‚ Macbeth! Hail to thee‚ Thane of Glamis!” Second Witch‚ “All hail‚ Macbeth! Hail to thee‚ Thane of

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