The Witches and Macbeth

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This paper searches to illuminate the reasons for the rise and fall of Macbeth, owing to the role played by the witches. It discusses how their effect on him and the significance of their presence contribute to understanding Macbeth's actions throughout the play.

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"Banquo is not at all disturbed or even intrigued by the witches' predictions and seems to forget about their emergence as quickly as they had vanished. Macbeth is mesmerized and as he said in the last sentence, he wishes they had stayed, obviously so they he could pry more predictions from them because they were in his favor. From this point on in the play, Shakespeare begins to reveal Macbeth's insanity, showing that he is caught up in his own world which he is trying to create based on the witches' forecasts for his future."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Boyce, Charles. Shakespeare A to Z; New York: Roundtable Press, Inc., 1990.
• Bradley, A.C. "Macbeth," Shakespeare: Macbeth, A Casebook. Ed. John Wain. London: MacMillan, 1968

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