Macbeth: His Trust In The Witches
In life, it is possible to trust people too much. If you trust someone too much, it can cause extensive problems, even cause your downfall. Even someone who seems to be so sure, so confident in their judgement can fall prey to this fallacy in human nature. Take Macbeth, our main character; the chivalrous, honorable knight, the thane of Glamis. Macbeth trusted the witches too much and this trust eventually proved to be the key to his undoing.
Why did Macbeth trust the witches so much? He ran into the witches as he walked through the woods, they told him some wild prophecies, and he believed them! How many of you would trust complete strangers - apparitions, no less, not even human - ...
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think to question what they have told him. Not too much later, Macbeth discovers that the thane of Cawdor has been killed for crimes against Duncan and he is named thane of Cawdor. "Glamis, and thane of Cawdor! The greatest is behind!" (I. iii,116-117). This fulfillment of the first part of the witches prophecies seals his trust in them and drives him to his next act, Duncan's murder, which is the act that seals his fate and ultimate doom.
Just before Macbeth commits the murder of Duncan, he contemplates what he is about to do. "Witchcraft celebrates pale Hecate's offerings" (II. i, 51-52), he muses. This indicates that he fully believes that he will be king as the witches have said. After the heinous deed has been done, he says "For them the gracious Duncan have I murdered; Put rancors in the vessel of my peace. Only for them..." (III. i, 66-68), thus proving he has acted upon his trust in the witches' prophecy.
His trust in them has led him to fulfill their first prophecy: ...
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