... that their obsessions aren't innate, and are rather the products of preceding events influencing their desires and disposition. Arguably the defining moment that commences Macbeth's obsession for power occurs in Act 1, Scene 3 when the witches relay their prophecies to both him and Banquo, naming him "Thane of Glamis," "Thane of Cawdor" and "King Hereafter." Shakespeare portrays Macbeth to ... he views their prophecies a folly, and is not yet allured towards the power. He only begins to consider the possibilities of their divinations further on in the act when Ross reveals he has gained t...

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