The Role Of The Witches In Macbeth

The witches’ involvement mostly hinges on whether or not they possess real magic. If they had magical powers, the argument could be made that they made Macbeth commit the murder. If they really have magic, they have a stronger presence in the murder plot. There are two ways of deciphering the involvement of the witches that either makes them more or less responsible; they have real magic and they are controlling Macbeth into doing their bidding and killing Duncan, or they have no power and they simply plant the idea in Macbeth’s head. Either way, the three witches have a role in the grand scheme of this murder. If the three witches possess real magic, magic that is powerful enough to coerce someone into murdering a king, then their role in the plot is stronger. They would have used their magic to control Macbeth and essentially use him as their puppet. …show more content…
He is the one who is the most responsible for killing Duncan. Whether or not Macbeth has outside influence, he still believed in the plot enough to go through with this murder. He had a choice in whether or not he would really go along with the plan to murder. Lady Macbeth did tell him that he had to kill Duncan, but did he really have to? The reason Macbeth killed Duncan is because he truly believed that this was the right thing to do in his plan to become king. He expresses reservations leading up to the murder, but he ultimately goes through with the murder of Duncan. His active participation throughout the entire unraveling of this plot demonstrates his inner desire to become the king by murdering Duncan. After the murder, Macbeth’s guilt decreases and Lady Macbeth’s increases. She is much more distraught with their actions than Macbeth. He has resigned himself to the fact that he is a murderer. Lady Macbeth, not being present for the actual murder, does not necessarily feel the loss of humanity as her husband