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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... the beginning of the play, Macbeth was an honorable hero, a normal human being with a normal mind. He had killed Macdonwald in battle, but that was for King Duncan. No one would have ever expected him to turn into a tragic hero "a character that suffers flaws leading to their downfall", but by Act 1, Scene 3 that is just what happens. In Act 1, Scene 3, the weird sisters meet Macbeth ... thought of murdering him. I think that the witches had major influence on him that day. Once again Macbeth meets the witches in Act 4, Scene 1. This time, they used apparitions to get their message thr...

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