... time and is therefore immortal. In Macbeth, it seems, the witches are a transient hybrid of those in time and those not in time. That is to say, they can travel in and out of time at will. This ability allows them to both see the future and to change its very course. This of course proves to be an illogical paradox when examined analytically, but Shakespeare ... 's great work is brimming with paradoxes ("Fair is foul, and foul is fair" I.i.11). This ability leads to some interesting and important moments in the play. For one, the witches seem to already know the consummation of both Macb...

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