The Witches Influence On Macbeth

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As people grow up they try new thing, they never thought they would. Trying something new isn’t always a good thing. Sometimes people get out of hand and things can get out of control. The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare takes place in Scotland. The main character, Macbeth, was a kind and brave man. He saved Scotland from losing the battle against Macdonwald. Macbeth and his pal Banquo start walking back after battle but get stopped by the three witches. The witches tell macbeth some fortunes and tell banquo some too. After the witches disappear they start heading back and bump into two of the kings messengers. They tell Macbeth he is now thane of cawdor which was one of the predictions the witches told him. This makes him believe the …show more content…

The witches word a very big impact on his change in character because they were the ones that gave him the idea of becoming King. “All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!“ (1.3.51) The Witches told Macbeth that he was going to be king. At first she didn't believe them but once the other thing they told him came true he started thinking more and more of it. He started believing he could actually become king so the witches put the thought of being King in Macbeth said. Lady Macbeth also influenced Macbeth by telling him to kill Duncan making a plan to kill Duncan. “I may pour my spirits in thine ear and chastise with the valor of my tongue“(1.5.15). She was forcing him to kill Duncan she started taking over and not not listening to his ideas about not wanting to kill the king because he was loyal to the king he did not want to kill him what Lady Macbeth did not listen and said that he has to man up and do it or he will never be king. Macbeth was probably the biggest influence on himself because he did not have to kill Duncan. “quickly. If the assassination could trammel up the consequence, and catch With his surcease success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here”(1.7.3). He didn't ask to become king he knew that if he was supposed to become king it would happen on his own. it was Macbeth's choice to kill Duncan he had many other options by not to kill Duncan. he knew that if he was supposed to be king if it was his destiny he would become king suit like in the future but he was greedy and wanted it sooner. He killed Duncan himself which led to him killing multiple other people with and the other people were not with the help or plan of anyone no one knew about it except for the murderers he sent to kill

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