How Did The Witches Affect Macbeth

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the main character Macbeth is influenced by himself, Lady Macbeth, and the witches. Although the witches and Lady Macbeth do impact Macbeth, Macbeth is influenced the most by himself.

The witches in Macbeth reveal Macbeth’s future destiny. They start to praise Macbeth when they encounter him and Banquo. For instance, Macbeth becomes affected by them after they exclaim, “All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glasmis! All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail Macbeth! That shalt be above all else from now on” (Mac. 1.2.48-50), revealing that Macbeth will be Macbeth will be above everyone. Macbeth immediately believes this prediction, but has little proof such as already being the Thane of Cawdor. Surprisingly, like Banquo, Macbeth

declines to react to the witches prophecy.

After the witches reveal Macbeth’s future, they awaken his ambitions. Moreover, before the witches begin to tempt and harm Macbeth, the first witch states, ‘lesser than Macbeth and greater.’. The first witch means that someone will eventually replace Macbeth. The witches do influence Macbeth by scaring him when they reveal his future, but they do not have the greatest impact on him.

Lady Macbeth uses her own ambitions to persuade Macbeth to do her dirty work throughout the play. However, as Macbeth questions murdering Duncan, Lady Macbeth says to ‘screw courage to the sticking place’(Mac. 1.7.60). Her comment awakens Macbeth’s ambitions. Also, she questions his manhood while trying to persuade Macbeth to be a real man. In addition, while Macbeth begins to change his mind, he exclaims, ‘that they will go further in this business’ (Mac. 1.7.31). Macbeth is referring to murdering Duncan. This shows that Lady Macbeth’s questioning about Macbeth’s manhood does change his decision and even if he had rejected her, she would still go through. Furthermore, when Lady Macbeth expresses her wishes to be ‘unsexed’

and to be ‘filled from top to bottom with direct cruelty’ (Mac. 1.7. 52). She is also mentally preparing herself for the murder. She does not want to be gentle in any way. She wants to lose such qualities in favor of bloodlust and warrior-like toughness. For instance, when Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are talking, Macbeth states, ‘when you durst to do it, then you were a man” (Mac. 1.3.52-53). Macbeth has realized that he needs to be a man with bold spirit. Even later on, Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth’s manhood. Woman Macbeth, on getting the letter, empowers murder as she sees this is potentially the main chance to accomplish their desire. For example, when Macbeth permits his wife to control him by blaming him for not being a man and communicates that she would slaughter her own particular infant to have their yearning satisfied such as "I have given suck, and know How delicate 'tis to adore the angel that drains me: I would, while it was grinning in my face, Have pluck'd my areola from his boneless gums, And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this" (Mac. 1.7.54-59). Lady Macbeth was influential on Macbeth through her own persuasion and ambitions, but she is not the most influential.
Despite the fact that Lady MacBeth and the witches did slightly have influence on Macbeth, MacBeth himself was most responsible for his own downfall. Macbeth, notwithstanding impacts of the witches and Lady Macbeth, is in charge of his defeat. Toward the start of the play, Macbeth is depicted as a fearless, honorable saint of Scotland who has boldly won the war. As the play proceeds, Macbeth soon turns into a despot ruler who is willing to commit a homicide of any individual who could turn this into a risk to his kingdom. As the play starts, Macbeth turns out to be a legend as he shows his boldness and mettle. For example, when Macbeth states, "he unseamed him from the nave to th' cleaves" (Mac. 1.4.10-14), his fortitude is perceived by King Duncan who rewards him nobly, yet Macbeth's fierce and vicious character leads him to kill the ruler. Despite the fact that Macbeth was affected by Lady Macbeth and the witches in conferring the homicide, his profound yearning and character spurs and fills his desire. The considered homicide and bad form more likely than not entered Macbeth's thoughts as his blame is seen by Banquo: "Great sir, why do you begin, and appear to apprehension things that do sound so reasonable?" Macbeth's "dark and profound goals" frighten him and he declines to talk about them transparently, yet he sends a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth, clarifying the circumstance. Yet Macbeth, being solid rationally and physically, does not put a stop to the homicide arrangement while his still, small voice cautions him of the destruction staggering in the region. Rather than listening to his heart, he smothers his blame and proceeds with his aspiration. Indeed, even his psyche, inebriated by the contemplations of homicide, directs him to the lord’s room. Macbeth’s actions and thoughts are influenced the most by himself.
Macbeth is extraordinarily affected by the three witches and Lady Macbeth. But, he is eventually in charge of his own behavior. At first, Macbeth denies his own desires, but then doubts his conscience that drive him to his own ambitions.