witches in Macbeth
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- Created on: 12-04-22 17:30
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- Witches
- Context
- In the Jacobean era, it was common to believe in witchcraft - represent a dark force that have the capacity to influence men's decisions
- Outward representation of Macbeth's outward evil + poison his mind with prophesies but never directly
- In the Jacobean era, it was common to believe in witchcraft - represent a dark force that have the capacity to influence men's decisions
- Ambiguous
- "The weird sisters" - "This supernatural soliciting / cannot be ill, cannot be good."
- Passive role in Duncan's murder
- They make prophecies but never explain how they'll happen - they take advantage of Macbeth's weakness - his "vaulting ambition" and use it to control his actions
- Self-fulfilling prophecy - witches predict Macbeth will become King, which acts as the driving force for killing Duncan
- Hecate uses apparitions to punish Macbeth - they trick him. by making predictions that give him a false sense of security, which indirectly lead to his death
- "none of woman born shall harm Macbeth"
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