Macbeth - Essay
In the Shakespearean play, 'Macbeth,' the witches influence on how Macbeth
made his decisions played a crucial part in contributing to his eventual
destruction. The witches were trying to create chaos by prophesying to
Macbeth in order to get him to act. They planted the seed of evil in
Macbeth's head that grew to dominate his mind. But it was Macbeth who made
the choices that determined his fate. He was not forced to kill Duncan nor
any of his other victims. But after he murdered Duncan, Macbeth lost his
sanity. The witches were easily able to control his mind. They made him
believe that he was invincible, and then he willingly continued to fight
when he knew that it would mean his doom. Macbeth's downfall was planned by
the weird sisters, but it was Macbeth's own free will that lead him to it.
The three witches called the weird sisters are the root of the problem that
is the subject for this story.
Lady Macbeth by George Cattermole.
English: Poster of Thos. W. Keene in William Shake...
Macbeth and Banquo with the Witches by Henry Fusel...The weird sisters are creators of chaos by
nature. They associate with evil spirits and obey them, and they are
followers of the evil goddess, Hecate. In the play the witches, with their
spells, plan the downfall of Macbeth. They cannot directly harm him
themselves, so they tell Macbeth predictions for his possible future, in
order to make him act on them. The witches tell Macbeth that he will become
the thane of Cawdor and then king of Scotland. They poison his mind with
these prophesies, making him greedy and bringing out the evil qualities in
his soul. When the first of the promises is proven authentic, Macbeth then
considers the idea of murdering Duncan for the first time. This is his first
step on the journey to his demise, as the witches...