those strong bonds of love? How could you leave them behind?” (Crowther) Later he learns that Macbeth and his murderers have killed everyone he left behind. Like the witches causing the evil to grow in Macbeth‚ this causes the hero to grow in Macduff. He travels back to England and ends up killing Macbeth—who was told by the witches could not be killed by a man born of a woman—because‚ “they cut me out of my mother’s womb before she could bear me naturally.” (Crowther) (To me‚ this is completely
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Banquo‚ ecounter the witches. These witches have a very strange apperance "That look not like th’ inhabitants o’ th’ Earth And yet are on ’t?—Live you? Or are you aught That man may question? You should be women‚ And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so." (1.3.42-44;47-49). These witches tell Macbeth that he will gain the title Thane of Cawdor and that he is destinted to become King‚ due to this prediction Macbeth begins to think of ways to make the witches predictions come true
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his murder. There are a couple characters that could be blamed‚ Lady Macbeth‚ Macbeth‚ and the Witches. I feel that the witches are to blame. The Witches have been tinkering with Macbeth’s fate. They have been telling him that he shall be king. The third witch states “All hail‚ Macbeth‚ that shall be king hereafter!” (Line 50‚ page 327). Macbeth does not understand how he could become king. The Witches also speak to Lady Macbeth about Macbeth becoming king. They both know that they will have to execute
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the witches are believed to be real witches or merely three sisters‚ they still symbolize the supernatural and the casting of spells. The witches in Macbeth are the characters that create the fate and destiny. They present the destiny of the King Duncan to Macbeth. This by no means indicates that they do not know the fate of all the characters‚ including Macbeth. They most likely do know what will happen to all the characters‚ even themselves and quite possibly how it will happen. The witches only
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the dramatic device to draw the audience in and get them sitting on the edge of their seat. Furthermore‚ the witches give us the sight of what may be to come “When the battle is lost and won.” It says that every battle is lost by one side and won by another. Macbeth’s fate is that he will win the physical battle‚ but will lose his victory for the battle of his soul. The riddle the witches talk in confuses us. It seems to resemble a nursery rhyme –rhyming couplets - however it is more sinister and
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is the trio of witches. The three witches who tell prophecies in the story say “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” which means things aren’t always what they seem. In the story the witches tell (foreshadow) Macbeth that he will become the thane of Cawdor and from there the King of Scotland. After hearing what the witches said Macbeth and his wife grew very greedy and impatient to kill King Duncan. Later on in the story Hecate the goddess of witches got upset at the trio of witches for making prophecies
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meantime Macbeth came across three ugly witches in the wild who attempted wickedly to tempt Macbeth to commit. They told Macbeth he would be The Thane of Cawdor soon and the king of Scotland. Shakespeare depicted how Macbeth sank into a tyrant bringing calamity to the country and people. That reflected Macbeth’s individual ambition and
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Witches’ Brew and Fairy Dreams: A Genre Study of Shakespeare’s Use of the Supernatural (Penn State University‚ English 444.2: Spring 1998) by Fred Coppersmith Near the end of the opening scene of Macbeth‚ Shakespeare’s three Weird Sisters proclaim in unison that "fair is foul‚ and foul is fair‚" providing us‚ as readers‚ with perhaps the best understanding of the play’s theme and the tragic downfall of its central character. That this revelation -- this pronouncement that all is not well in Scotland
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there are many examples of how appearances are deceptive and characters choose the world or appearance rather than of real world concerns. The audience is immediately introduced to the idea of appearance rather than reality through the supernatural witches. In act 1 scene 1 they say “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” this is an idea that contradicts itself‚ and is used to foreshadow the fact that characters in the play who seem to be good and righteous (Macbeth and Lady Macbeth) may actually be tainted
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Macbeth is a tragedy play by William Shakespeare. The story is about Macbeth‚ who receives "news" from 3 witches that one day he will become Thane of Cawdor and eventually King of Scotland. He questions what they have told him‚ but when it he actually becomes the Thane of Cawdor‚he believes them. But he doesn’t become King quite yet‚ until he murders King Duncan because of his wife‚ Lady Macbeth’s pressuring thoughts lead him to it. Macbeth becomes so caught up with what he’s done he’s feeling guilty
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