Like what has been said in lesson i believe that the witches are all part of the bigger destiny. Before they came along Macbeth had just come out of the war as a hero and his future was looking bright but then as soon as he saw the witches and they told him what his future could be he completely changed. He, with the help of lady Macbeth, turnt a little crazy and started killing everyone i believe that if the witches had never of planted those seeds in his mind then none of the murders would of happened. He was very loyal to the king and Banquo was a good friend so he wouldn't of had any reason to kill them. However, it shows that from the beginning Macbeth must have been a little power hungry or he wouldn't have jumped at their every word. If i met 3 mad women on my way home one night who started telling me that i would become queen i wouldn't break into the royal palace and kill her (i no he killed Duncan in his home its just an example) this just shows that he must of already be plotting out for these things.
When they showed Macbeth the three ghosts i think they were secretly setting him up as they did tell him the truth but they also spoke in riddles which confused Macbeth and lead him to other conclusions. I think after the higher witch Hecate came in during Act 3 scene 5 to tell them off for getting involved they had to think of a way to stop him before he got to powerful and killed to many people. to me it was like they realised their mistake and was now trying to stop him and they did this by tricking him in to thinking that he was unstoppable.
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I agree with your point on withces' trickery and confusing Macbeth with the riddles and apparitions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the point about using yourself as an example, you cannot take your destiny into your own hands, and if the witches used clearer messages instead of sending someone else then I think Macbeth would have realised sooner that he needs to let nature take its course :) xoxox
ReplyDeletei agree that Macbeth was already a bit power hungry and is susceptible to the witches and lady macbeth's influence, more so than say someone like Banquo.
ReplyDeleteYEAH FIGHT THE POWER :)
I agree with you, the whole play is full of corruption and treachery, and the decision Macbeth takes by killing Duncan is what first makes Macbeth spiral towards madness.
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