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Macduff fulfills the witches' prophecy by being born through a cesarean section, meaning he was not technically "born of woman" in the traditional sense. This loophole allows him to successfully defeat Macbeth in the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare.
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Where women in Norway accused of being witches?
No ^^
Who were accused of being witches?
Mostly innocent women.
Witches were welcomed into Puritan society?
No - women accused of being witches were hunted tortured and killed.
What was the 'swimming of the witches'?
'The swimming of witches' was when a women, accused of being a witch, was dragged down a river.
Is it important that the witches are female in Macbeth?
Witches tend to be women. In Shakespeare's time, I assume that women were witches since Hecate is a woman who is goddess of witchcraft. I don't believe there's any report of a man being accused of witchcraft and being killed for it.
What James 1 did about witches?
James I disliked witches mainly be cause he was of homosexual leanings and had a severe distrust for women, believing them to be a threat to an already paranoid king as witches all being women were viewed as directly dealing with the devil himself.
What are examples of situational irony in the crucible act 3?
About 100 people sign a petition so that they may testify for the women who were accused of being witches. These same people were later arrested for being witches.
Were accused witches burned at the stake in the New world?
No, but there's a famous incident in Colonial days in Salem Massachusetts where some 20 women were convicted of being witches and hanged.
Who is Banquo referring to when he says weird women?
The three witches
Why do women choose to be witches?
Its not just women, men do as well and they are still called witches, its a genderless term. People choose to be witches and practice witchcraft because of their beliefs and desires.
What did the famous trials in Salem Massachusetts suggest that some people in that colony were?
superstitious and intolerant
What is the witch burnings?
The witch burnings were a period of time from 1480 to 1750 where women were accused of being witches and burned at stake.
