... become Thane of Cawdor. Was this the start of Macbeth's evil creeping to the surface? Stereotypically witches are thought to be evil, yet in Macbeth they are not cursing or actually wishing bad luck towards Macbeth but greet him with pleasant news. However, is it possible that the witches are in fact a figment of Macbeth's imagination, a subconscious message revealing his inner ambitions and telling him what he would like to ... widened even more by the influence of Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is insistent upon acting on the foretelling. Unlike Macbeth who is confused and unsure about hi...

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... . The play is named after its main character, Macbeth. He was first mentioned in scene 1 act 1. At the first scene of the play, what ever is said in it has to be very carefully chosen as it is like a base to the play and leaves a picture in the mind of the audience of what to expect next. Shakespeare presents Macbeth very carefully using evil witches in the first scene to give the audience the feeling that Macbeth is ... linked to them. In act 1 scene 1, the witches plan to meat with Macbeth "There to meet with Macbeth". Shakespeare is trying to get the message that the witches want to s...

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Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play that holds many supernatural elements, such as the three witches, the levitating dagger, and the Ghost of Banquo. Throughout the whole play these three examples all play a major role in the outcome of the play. These three evil witches, who were also known as "the weird sisters", played a pivotal role in the play. All they wanted was to stir up trouble in any way they could. They have power ... somehow no matter what happens. Though we, the audience, know that the witches are only trying to stir up trouble with no real goal or purpose at hand, Macbeth falsely ...

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... of the play Macduff gets his revenge, he kills Macbeth. This play represents the evil and the darkness but on the other hand it also represents good and justice. All of the characters in this play that represented evil got what they deserved but there is character such as Duncan and banquo who did not get what they deserved but if it was not for them the evil would of not been destroyed. The message ... of this play is that what goes around ... comes around. When the second prophecy becomes a reality, Macbeth immediately thinks of murdering Duncan. "I am of Cawdor: / If good, why do I ...

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... ; what need I fear of thee?- (IV, I, 91-93). Macbeth's overconfidence finally caught up with him at the end of the play. Macbeth lost all of the respect he once had and he lost his life to a man who was once one of his best friends. Although Macbeth's own ambition is the main cause for his destruction, the witches played a vital role in his death. They always told Macbeth the truth, yet left a hidden message ... underlying the apparitions about Macbeth's future. Many would say Macbeth was duped by the witches and that they were the ... ...

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... were added not by Holinshed himself, but perhaps by someone involved in the events firsthand, such as Macbeth, who may have told of the witches during his rule to accentuate his rightfulness to the throne. Another speculation on the witches is that they were created by some critic of the Celtic religion as a moral message that shows that belief in such old traditions only brings about one ... 's downfall. It is very unlikely that any of these theories will ever be proven true or false. Holinshed also dabbles in the fictitious when he depicts Macbeth's ascension to the throne. He paints S...

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