Corruption In Macbeth

As Macbeth asked for more information from the witches, in their second encounter, he is flustered with riddled sentences that comfort him and give him a false sense of security. The apparitions that the witches summon each give Macbeth a piece of information that changes the way he thinks about his throne. One of the apparitions tells Macbeth that “none of woman born shall harm [him]” (4.1.102). The other apparition tells him that “[He] shall never be vanquished until Great Birnam Wood to Dunsinane Hill shall come against him” (4.1.115). With these prophecies Macbeth begins to think that none will be able to harm him and that he is for the most part invincible.

The witches have a massive presence in William Shakespeare's iconic tragedy, Macbeth. Their prophetic speeches the witches tell Macbeth throughout the play raise questions: Did the witches cause Macbeth's downfall, or were they simply manipulating Macbeth and had no real control in Macbeth? While initially, it may appear that the witches had no real control in Macbeth, but their words and actions display a different truth. Additionally, the prophecies act as triggers for Macbeth’s dormant ambition causing him to commit crimes. Furthermore, the witches operate behind the chaos, manipulating Macbeth and driving him down into making the wrong choices.

However, when they are telling Banquo his prophecies, he chooses not to act upon it, and the prophecy of his children becoming kings never comes true. In Act 4, Scene 1, the witches show Macbeth a line of eight kings; the last one with a mirror in his hands, followed by the ghost of Banquo. On the other hand, this prophecy never comes true because Banquo never acts upon it. In the play Macbeth, Banquo says, “May they not be my oracles as well,/And set me up in hope? But hush, no more.”

Macbeth come across the three witches, there they state, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor” (Act 1, Scene 3). In reply to the three witches, Macbeth demanded “stay you imperfect speakers! Tell me more”. With just these few statements announced, Macbeth’s thirst for power and glory arises and is clearly seen.

He murders innocent people out of paranoia that he may be found guilty. Macbeth attempts to control the future and bury the past by listening to others, committing numerous murders of innocent people, and doing anything to keep his title as king. Macbeth attempts to control his future by becoming influenced by the witches and listening to his wife's plan for him to become king. In Scene III of Act 1, the three witches prophecy to Macbeth and Banquo that he will be king, as will Banquo's kids "thou shalt get kings, though thou be none" and "Your children shall become kings" (Shakespeare 1.3.68,87).

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a testimony to the difference between greed and ambition, good and evil, and right and wrong. The story shows that when one becomes obsessed with power, they will often resort to methods of manipulation and retaliation to achieve their desired outcome. In the case of Macbeth, he is approached by the Three Witches who inform him that he will one day become Thane of Cawdor and the King of Scotland. Additionally, they inform Macbeth’s comrade Banquo that his sons will one day be kings.

All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (Shakespeare, 19) When Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth, she wants Macbeth to kill King Duncan. Lady Macbeth is eager for Macbeth to rise to power. When she confronts him about this, it starts the downward spiral of unfortunate events that makes Macbeth a cynical person. When he kills the king, he starts to feel remorse for what he did.

Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (Shakespeare 1.3.51-53). Unlike Oedipus, Macbeth’s initial foretelling is honorable and positive and is told that he will become king. Macbeth accepts the challenge after a messenger makes him Thane of Cawdor, just like the prophecy predicted. Oedipus and Macbeth both gain insight about the surprising fortunes of their future, but Oedipus’ causes him to suffer more than Macbeth because his prophecy creates darkness and fear due to the fact that he is destined to destroy his

Macbeth's inner demons lead him to not only kill the king to snatch the throne but then he killed a man's family for fear of the throne being taken from him. The following quote explains this. “But if the macbeth could be successfully staged more often, the superstition permeating it might lift and garry wills exorcist, has set himself the task of revealing the lost keys to standing a successful production of macbeth” (1.3.2) this talks about macbeth's demons inside him and goes on to mention how they control him and how there the main reason for the things he

The beginning of Macbeth's downfall starts when the witches say,” First Witch. All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! Second Witch. All hail, Macbeth!

“All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter” (1.3.51). After seeing the three witches, Macbeth’s greed began to show as he continuously expected more good news. The evil witches made Macbeth overconfident, which made him feel undefeatable. As he felt undefeatable, this made him want to fight even more. Macbeth being fooled by the witches' prophecies would eventually lead to his

The witches played a colossal role in Macbeth’s downfall and ultimately, his death. Since the first part of the prophecy stated Macbeth as being the new Thane of Cawdor, he believed he could continue to become king as well. In knowing his prediction, Macbeth also realized that since the king was in good health, so he would have to kill the king himself. For the rest of his prophecy to come true he would have to kill the king for himself. “All hail, Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter!”

Macbeth! Beware Macduff, Beware the thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough.” (1329)

The entire reason that they were in the play in the first place was because the audience of the time loved witchcraft. Witches were thought to be agents of satan, and it was always great to watch the hero triumph over them in the end of a story. Shakespeare had put the witches in just for that one purpose, to appeal to the audience, they were not a story driven role. With the witches in the play they only change the way Macbeth thinks, but the overall outcome of the story would have all unfolded the same way.

In the beginning, the witches planned on seeing Macbeth. The witches have gathered in thunder and lightning and move amongst the fog which makes them seem very mysterious to the audience. When they first meet Macbeth they declare that he will be king one day,”All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be