Macbeth, a phenomenal play written by William Shakespeare heavily involves around the supernatural as well as the witches. With the presence of these indispensable factors, mystery is added to the play making it an absolute captivating read. The witches play an important role in the play Macbeth. They told equivocations in the means of creating destruction to mankind. As well as blinding the foolish eyes of those who are massively devoured by greed and ambition. Throughout the play, the witches’ words helped to build up Macbeths’ ambition, made him overconfident in himself, and ultimately led Macbeth to the road of self destruction. Macbeth’s ambition was boosted up when he became the new Thane of Cawdor after hearing the witches’ prophesies, since the witches also
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The vicious plot by the witches led by Hecate was to make Macbeth overconfident since the witches believed that “[…] security is mortal’s chiefest enemy” (Hecate.3.5.32-33). “He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear his hopes ’bove wisdom, grace, and fear” says Hecate (Hecate.3.5.30-31). In order to accomplish Hecate’s plan, the witches told Macbeth three other prophesies in the form of equivocations along with apparitions to make him believe from the bottom from his heart that no one can harm him and take his throne from him. The second prophesy, “be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” gave Macbeth huge confidence for he couldn’t have thought of any man who was not of woman’s birth (Second apparition.4.1.78-80). And the third prophesy was “[…] Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him” (Third apparition.4.1.91-93). These prophesy made Macbeth believed even more firmly that his crown is
The vicious plot by the witches led by Hecate was to make Macbeth overconfident since the witches believed that “[…] security is mortal’s chiefest enemy” (Hecate.3.5.32-33). “He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear his hopes ’bove wisdom, grace, and fear” says Hecate (Hecate.3.5.30-31). In order to accomplish Hecate’s plan, the witches told Macbeth three other prophesies in the form of equivocations along with apparitions to make him believe from the bottom from his heart that no one can harm him and take his throne from him. The second prophesy, “be bloody, bold, and resolute; laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” gave Macbeth huge confidence for he couldn’t have thought of any man who was not of woman’s birth (Second apparition.4.1.78-80). And the third prophesy was “[…] Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him” (Third apparition.4.1.91-93). These prophesy made Macbeth believed even more firmly that his crown is