They thought witches were real in his time, so they were a natural predictor for telling the future in his plays.
Around that era there were many who believed in the existence of witches and ghosts etc
The Witches.
The witches
Why do you think Macbeth is startled by the witches prediction's in act 1 of Macbeth by Shakespeare
They thought witches were real in his time, so they were a natural predictor for telling the future in his plays.
ShakeSpeare did not relate to witches, but many people belived he wrote storys on witches because him or someone in his family was a witch.
Around that era there were many who believed in the existence of witches and ghosts etc
The Shakespeare Code
Macbeth was written and performed for King James. Shakespeare wanted to please the king, so he wrote a fairly short play (James liked short plays). King James himself had written a book on witches and how to detect them. For this, Shakespeare decided to add a supernatural twist to his play, as to please the king. Basically the King wrote a book about witches so Shakespeare thought putting witches in his play would please the king. Source: http://home.flash.net/~manniac/macb.htm
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" .
The Witches.
The witches
Why do you think Macbeth is startled by the witches prediction's in act 1 of Macbeth by Shakespeare
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 'MACBETH AND THE THREE WITCHES'
No, alas. Although his plays have fairies, witches and ghosts, zombies do not make an appearance. It would have been awesome, however; if Star Wars can be rewritten in Shakespeare's style, maybe you can do the same for Night of the Living Dead?
The witches speak in riddles because they are just that - witches. When have you ever heard of a witch not rhyming? It all originated from William Shakespeare's work.