Macbeth And Banquo Their Prophecies In Macbeth

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form the moment the witches tell Macbeth and Banquo their prophecies. the audience and characters are compelled to doubt about destiny Macbeth seeks to control his fate and the witches prophecies motivates Macbeth carry out his ambition. I'm the start Macbeth an honest soldier and a noble man than acknowledges his ambition to bury his mind and becomes a killer and a villain. in the play the them ambition is used as a weapon and later on murders Macbeth.
Macbeth is fearless since the witches said "none of woman born" can kill Macbeth

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