What role do the witches play and in what way do they affect Macbeth?

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.”

The Witch’s words were tantalizing and they enticed Macbeth to process his inner thoughts. They lived in their own supernatural world of incorrect judgement and complete corruption. They captured Macbeth into it destroying all sign of self-control leaving a diseased mind.

The witch’s immediate impression introduces; horror, mystery and disorder. As in Act one scene two they spontaneously tempt Macbeth to murder Duncan. They influence Macbeth into a confusing cage of lies and deceit, where he only hears what he wants to hear.

The Witch’s feed Macbeth information and show him visions they know he will misapprehend,

“Be bloody, bold and resololute; laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.”

The Witch’s prophecies portray the future and warn Macbeth. The supernatural element within the play is one of the stronger themes and it affects Macbeth the most. One of the three weird sist

All hail Macbeth that shalt be king here after.”

The supernatural in that time was thought to be evil. Now it’s interesting and abnormal. I think Macbeth was hooked on a complex dream, like a drug he kept going back for more until his dream formed an illusion of guilt and regret causing his character to diminish into cold selfishness. Which proved to be out of his control. So he completely let himself go and eventually died like a man in his position should have.

“Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth: beware Macduff,

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