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“The witches are greatly to blameFor Macbeth’s fortunes”

“The witches are greatly to blame
For Macbeth’s fortunes”


William Shakespeare has told a tale of a tragic hero’s journey down a misleading path of evil, and how power and the misuse of power can lead to downfall and misfortune, when in the wrong hands. We see this journey through the eyes of a courageous soldier called Macbeth, who stumbled across three wicked evil witches who were mostly to blame for his misfortunes.

The witches quickly try to tempt Macbeth by appealing to his vanity and ambition. After one of the prophecies comes true, Macbeth starts to plot Duncan’s death but still is still unsure. “If chance will have me king, why, chance my crown me, without my stir.” (Act 1, scene 3) Already Macbeth has been intertwined with the forces of evil that the witches have presented, and beginning to yield with temptation.

As the witches accomplish their first task, they decide to take it further and tell Macbeth half–truths. The second apparition...

Posted by: Jennifer Valles

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