Riedel, Jennifer. "The Witches ' Influence on Macbeth." Macbeth and the Witches. Web. 2 Dec. 2015. http://web.uvic.ca/~mbest1/ISShakespeare/Resources/Witches/Witches.html Summarize: In her article Jennifer tell us how back in the old days that it was okay to go witch hunting. It was a respectable, moral, and highly intellectual pursuit against powerful figures. In the story Macbeth Jennifer states that when Macbeth meet the witches everything became different he start to want power because they said he may become king one day. The witches basically controlled Macbeth actions. In the article it say that Lady Macbeth could be consider as an evil female or otherwise a witch because she subverts the order of sexes and the …show more content…
Through the influence of the witches, also known as the weird sister prophecies, Macbeth transforms from a noble military general into a ruthless tyrant overcome with power. Through the play the witches do control some of the events that take place. Macbeth is influence by the witches’ prophecies on a bad way because he starts to kill people and he is loose friends in his life. The first time the witches encounter with Macbeth is on his journey home from the battle against Irish. As the witches say “All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of glaims.” Macbeth was an honorable man who was won a favor by King Duncan for his courage in the battle. After the witches introduce him to the idea of being king, Macbeth becomes mad with power and kills anyone who gets in his way. The first obstacle Macbeth had to face was King Duncan. As Macbeth was filled with ambition and was getting influenced by his wife, Macbeth kills King Duncan and blames the murder on Duncan’s son Malcolm. Macbeth didn’t know that Malcolm had lead off to Scotland in fear of his life. After Macbeth became king he felt threated by his friend Banquo because the witches to Banquo that his son will be king. As everything was getting played out Banquo started to think well why Malcolm king if his father was the king. Banquo knew that Malcolm couldn’t have been the killer the only person who could have was Macbeth. When Macbeth found out Banquo knew he hired three killers to kill Banquo and …show more content…
He first apparition was of an armed head, which meant to beware of Macduff. The second apportion was, who appears as a bloody baby, advise Macbeth to be bold and brave for no man born of women would harm him. The last apportion appeared to be a crowned child with a tree in its hand. All three of the apportion would be defeated until birman wood meets at dunsinane hill. Macbeth believing that what h witches shoed him would be true, now becomes over content and cocky that he would remain as king.
Although Macbeth faces acute, he still heads the first apportion. Macbeth does is kills Macduff wife and son. Macduff retaliates by raising an army with the help of King Edward and attempt to overthrow the bloody tyrant obsessed with power. Macbeth feels confident about the war, given the reason that he thought he was practically inevitable. After seeing the English forces approach with branches of the birnam wood in an attempt to stay hidden, Macbeth fears that the third apportions prophecy comes