Well it's very hard to say. They just have this over whelming power to do so...
Why do you think Macbeth is startled by the witches prediction's in act 1 of Macbeth by Shakespeare
I think that Macbeth was at first not as "worried" about the witches and their curses as then on in the play he finds out that every thing that the witches has been tellin him are true.
Normally, people would not blame the witches. They just said things and Macbeth reacted by doing things. The witches can only be held to blame if you think that Macbeth had no choice in his actions. But if he had no choice, how come the witches do have a choice?
The three witches in Shakespeare's play Macbeth predict that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland, and that Banquo's descendants will become kings. Many get confused and think that one of the predictions is that Macbeth will become Thane of Glamis. However this is not a prediction; when the witches meet Macbeth, he is already Thane of Glamis. They also predicted that they would kill him and rape him
The Three Witches in Macbeth represent darkness, chaos, and conflict. Though the witches do not deliberately tell Macbeth to kill King Duncan, they use a subtle form of temptation when they inform Macbeth that he is destined to be king.
I have only recently started learning about macbeth, but i think that the three witches gain his trust by when they tell him that he is to become the thane of cawdor, he almost immediatley becomes thane. so he believes that they are actually telling the truth- hope this helps x
Macbeth attempts to act casual about the witches prophecies and lies to Banquo when he tells him he doesn't think about the prediction at all. In actuality, not only is it on his mind, but he is planning to kill Duncan to make the prophecy come true.
Act I Scene III is when Macbeth first meets the witches. HOWEVER this could be different for different copies of the play as they are all different.
Yes, after listening to the witches' prophecy about his future kingship, Macbeth becomes consumed with the idea of murdering King Duncan to fulfill the prophecy. This sets off a series of events that lead to his downfall.
MacBeth tells Banquo that he had not been thinking of the witches after Banquo says he, himself, has. Banquo is thinking about the predictions and MacBeth becoming Thane of Cawdor fulfilling one of the prophesies. This occurs after MacBeth is set on killing Duncan, the king. He is trying to hide his guilt even before he is truly guilty.
The three witches in Macbeth serve as supernatural elements that foreshadow key events in the play, manipulate Macbeth's ambitions, and contribute to the atmosphere of darkness and chaos. They also represent the theme of fate versus free will by presenting prophecies that influence Macbeth's decisions.
After the witches' prophecy is confirmed by his promotion to Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth starts to consider the idea of becoming king. He begins to ponder the possibility of fulfilling the witches' other prophecy by taking the throne, even if it means resorting to immoral actions.