... they believed that witches could raise evil spirits by concocting a brew from disgusting ingredients. This is shown in the first scene of Act 4 where the witches are making a "hell-broth" to conjure up apparitions for Macbeth. They include repulsive ingredients such as, "Liver of blaspheming Jew," "Nose of Turk," and "Tongue of ... lot of things that went wrong on witches. By presenting the witches as evil, King James may have thought that more people would believe what he said about witches and start to think the same way about them, as he did. The witches have an important role in the ...

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