Macbeth was deceived by the witches and his wife which led to his cruel actions. Firstly, the witches come to the "kind" Macbeth with a prophecy (I.v.17). In the beginning, Macbeth never entertains the prospect of becoming the king or killing the king. It’s the witches who leave these toxic thoughts to fester in his mind. The third witch said, "All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter![…] Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. So all hail, Macbeth and Banquo!"(1.3.53;70-71). As Riedel agrees, "the witches actually have power over Macbeth influence their interpretation of whether his actions result from personal choice". Macbeth being a human who does not have any control over his future can easily be lured by the supernatural when
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Ross enters into the scene announcing Macbeth his title. This further deceived Macbeth to see the witches prophecy the way they wanted to show. Further deception was create by his Wife. Lady Macbeth does indeed like the idea of being Queen, but she's afraid that her husband is "too full o' the milk of human kindness / To catch the nearest way" (1.5.17-18). However, she is confident that she change his mind as she is very eager to show him the things the way she sees. Holding the letter, and speaking to Macbeth, even though he isn't home yet she says, "Hie thee hither, / That I may pour my spirits in thine ear; / And chastise with the valour of my tongue / All that impedes thee from the golden round," (1.5.25-28). She is basically going to annoy his until he agrees to do the way she wants. Macbeth already is deceived by the witches but yet has not made up his mind to kill the king but surely falls into Lady Macbeth's traps. Further Shanley states,"evil of the act by which (Macbeth) sets in motion" (Shanley). This means, Meacbeth was set in the path of his cruelty by the evils that surround …show more content…
Macbeth is capable to think for himself therefore, he should not have let the witch's prophecy dismantle his true beliefs. "Thomas Cooper writes in his 1617 work The Mysterie of Witchcraft, 'Satan cannot preuaile effectually vpon any to their condemnation, vnless with full confent they yeelde themfelues wholy to his fubjection' (Cooper 360). According to this, Macbeth should be able to resist temptation by not giving his consent"(Riedel). However, he listen to the witches to go on a death road. He says, "Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires: The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see" (1.4.55-60). Macbeth is free to make up his mind. He is so used to being deceived that he starts to deceive himself. This means, Macbeth has made up his own mind that he will take action or "o'erleep" his path to the throne (I.iv.56). Macbeth makes up his mind to act but at the time he chooses to deceived about the true nature of his
Ross enters into the scene announcing Macbeth his title. This further deceived Macbeth to see the witches prophecy the way they wanted to show. Further deception was create by his Wife. Lady Macbeth does indeed like the idea of being Queen, but she's afraid that her husband is "too full o' the milk of human kindness / To catch the nearest way" (1.5.17-18). However, she is confident that she change his mind as she is very eager to show him the things the way she sees. Holding the letter, and speaking to Macbeth, even though he isn't home yet she says, "Hie thee hither, / That I may pour my spirits in thine ear; / And chastise with the valour of my tongue / All that impedes thee from the golden round," (1.5.25-28). She is basically going to annoy his until he agrees to do the way she wants. Macbeth already is deceived by the witches but yet has not made up his mind to kill the king but surely falls into Lady Macbeth's traps. Further Shanley states,"evil of the act by which (Macbeth) sets in motion" (Shanley). This means, Meacbeth was set in the path of his cruelty by the evils that surround …show more content…
Macbeth is capable to think for himself therefore, he should not have let the witch's prophecy dismantle his true beliefs. "Thomas Cooper writes in his 1617 work The Mysterie of Witchcraft, 'Satan cannot preuaile effectually vpon any to their condemnation, vnless with full confent they yeelde themfelues wholy to his fubjection' (Cooper 360). According to this, Macbeth should be able to resist temptation by not giving his consent"(Riedel). However, he listen to the witches to go on a death road. He says, "Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires: The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see" (1.4.55-60). Macbeth is free to make up his mind. He is so used to being deceived that he starts to deceive himself. This means, Macbeth has made up his own mind that he will take action or "o'erleep" his path to the throne (I.iv.56). Macbeth makes up his mind to act but at the time he chooses to deceived about the true nature of his