In the very tragic play Macbeth written in 1606 by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is a great warrior of scotland and he make some very bad decisions and he kills lots of people, and in the end he dies. In the story there are 3 witches known as the weird sisters. And Macbeth goes to them to see if they can help him, they tell him many prophecies and things he could do, to get what he wants.
“All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (1,3,48-50) This is what one of the witches told Macbeth. He didn’t understand why she called him that, and when he tried to get them to explain, and they vanished. Then Ross and Angus came in to the room and told Macbeth that the thane of cawdor was killed. And that he is now the thane of cawdor as well as the Thane of Glamis. So he knew half of what the witches told him …show more content…
“O never Shall sun that morrow see. Your face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters. To beguile the time, Look like the time — bear welcome in your eye, Your hand, your tongue. Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t. He that's coming Must be provided for, and you shall put This night's great business into my dispatch, Which shall to all our nights and days to come Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom.” (1,5,59b-69) When Lady Macbeth says, “To beguile the time, / Look like the time,” In other words, Macbeth should deceive Duncan and his court by acting like a smiling, welcoming host in order to hide his evil intentions. So you could say that she persuades him to kill the king much more than the weird sisters did. They only told him of that's would come to be. Lady Macbeth convinces him to kill the king. She also helps start Macbeth down a path of lies and deceit and killing his friends to give him more
“All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (1,3,48-50) This is what one of the witches told Macbeth. He didn’t understand why she called him that, and when he tried to get them to explain, and they vanished. Then Ross and Angus came in to the room and told Macbeth that the thane of cawdor was killed. And that he is now the thane of cawdor as well as the Thane of Glamis. So he knew half of what the witches told him …show more content…
“O never Shall sun that morrow see. Your face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters. To beguile the time, Look like the time — bear welcome in your eye, Your hand, your tongue. Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t. He that's coming Must be provided for, and you shall put This night's great business into my dispatch, Which shall to all our nights and days to come Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom.” (1,5,59b-69) When Lady Macbeth says, “To beguile the time, / Look like the time,” In other words, Macbeth should deceive Duncan and his court by acting like a smiling, welcoming host in order to hide his evil intentions. So you could say that she persuades him to kill the king much more than the weird sisters did. They only told him of that's would come to be. Lady Macbeth convinces him to kill the king. She also helps start Macbeth down a path of lies and deceit and killing his friends to give him more