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Macbeth’s Destiny - Paper

Macbeth’s Destiny

The witches, in the play Macbeth, have mysterious powers in which they can affect events and the environment of a person. They use these powers, as seen with the sailor, to make a person’s life more difficult. The witches use these powers on Macbeth. By using these powers, the witches control and eventually cause his downfall.
The powers of the witches can be seen in their first “prediction” in which they call Macbeth the Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor and King, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!/ All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!/ All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter! (I. 3. 48-50). Macbeth was already Thane of Glamis, receiving the ...

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for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and the opportunity to have the king within striking distance appeal to both of them. This causes them to act against their king even though they were loyal to him. The events all occurred because the witches’ simple knowledge of what would happen if they told Macbeth that he would become king in the future.
The witches use warning as “predictions” this time. They show apparitions to give these warnings. The first says “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff,/Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough.” (IV. 1. 71-72). This warning causes Macbeth to send his hired murderers to go kill Macduff’s wife and son in order to see what Macduff will be like without his family. However this enrages Macduff even more and causes him to want to kill Macbeth and restore the kingdom to its rightful heir. The next apparition tells Macbeth “Be bloody, bold, and resolute, laugh to scorn/ The power of man, for none of woman/ shall harm Macbeth.” (IV. ...

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Added: 12/19/2004 04:49:46 PM
Category: Arts
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