William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in the 17th century. The king at the time was King James and he believed witches had very special powers, they could make people ill or even kill them, ... weren't they"d stay in the middle of the pond or river and drown, so they"d die aswell. So if you were believed to be a witch were virtually dead anyway. Shakespeare worked on the element of the supernatural to entice his audience into watching his play right to the end. This worked well because the Elizabethans were afraid of witches because ... of their abilities and what they could do if they were an...

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