The Influence Of The Three Witches Play In Macbeth

In the play, Macbeth, by Shakespeare, there are many characters who greatly influence and contribute to the outcome of the play. Among the characters, Macbeth is the main character of the play. However, there are also other less significant characters who have a large impact on the plot of the play as well. Also among these characters, are the Three Weird Sisters and Lady Macbeth. The Three Weird Sisters (also known as the Witches) are first introduced to the audience in the opening scene of the play. Lady Macbeth is introduced later on in Act I. The audience automatically gets a strange and cruel vibe from this woman; it is shown that she is evil. She is shown to be cruel and cold hearted. The Witches and Lady Macbeth both put ideas into Macbeth's head, which causes Macbeth to listen to them, and

The Witches and Lady Macbeth both place ideas into Macbeth's head. In the opening of the play, the audience first meets the Three Witches. These witches speak in paradoxical statements that appear contradictory and puzzling, but have real truth to them. An example of a paradoxical sentence is when the witches say "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" ( Act I, ii), which states the idea that things are not always what they appear to be. This idea is basically a reoccurring theme throughout the entire play, and is introduced in the very first scene. When Macbeth meets the Witches for the first time, they each greet him with a different title name. "All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Gladis! All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!" ( Act I, iii). Here, the Witches greet Macbeth with different titles. The first, Thane of Gladis, is what Macbeth is at the present. Thane of Cawdor has been given to him by the King of Scotland, but here in this scene, Macbeth does not yet know it. The last title, though, was the most appalling to Macbeth. The Witches hail him King, which Macbeth is not,