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Why did the information from the witches' apparitions spur Macbeth to commit more murders?
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∙ 14y ago
The Witches had mainly 2 encounters with Macbeth.
The 3 witches first encounter with Macbeth was when Macbeth and Banquo were returning from a victorious battle. The 3 witches gave Macbeth three prophecies "All hail Macbeth;Thane of Glamis" "All hail Macbeth;Thane of Cawdor" "All hail Macbeth;To be King hereafter" The 3 witches planted the seed of evil in Macbeth with these 3 prophecies, and the seed gradually germinated through the play.
Macbeth was the Thane of Glamis by 'Sinel's Death' and when he was given the news that he was the Thane of Cawdor as the previous committed treason and was stripped from his tittle 'What he hath lost noble Macbeth has won' he was deeply influenced by the witches prophecies. He was always thinking of those words the witches said "Have we eaten the insane roots?" It made Macbeth think that he will eventually be king, it caused the thought of evil to be implanted in Macbeth; to kill Duncan in order to gain kingship 'My thought whose murder yet is but fantastical. And in Act 1 scene 4, Macbeth now has totally fallen into the words of the witches "Stars hide your fire let not light see my black and deep desires' he was made believe of the witches' words and has decided to do the deed (killing duncan).
However right before the Murder, Macbeth tried to take things into his own hands and had his own compelling thoughts of why not to kill Duncan. Macbeth was his Kinsmen and subject, he received golden opinions and was only honored of late. Other than those reasons "my intent, except for vaulting ambition' it was his ambitious heart together with the push of Lady Macbeth 'screw you courage to the sticking place and we shall not fail' and the words of the witches that influenced him to do the deed, the witches implanted the thoughts of murder and made Macbeth decide to commit murder.
After Macbeth committed murder and was king he was still not happy, his 'mind full of scorpions' This was because Banquo's children prophecised to be King and his presence threatened his Kingship. All those factors pushed Macbeth to decide to kill Banquo and his child. From here we can again see that Macbeth trusted the words of the 3 witches he was deeply influenced and the words of the Withches manipulated Macbeth in his decisions. And that when Fleance escaped the murder Macbeth was tormented, this led Macbeth to have a 2nd encounter with the 3 witches.
During the second encounter with the 3 witches, they showed Macbeth 3 apparitions. The first was an armored head which could possibly be the head of Macduff depicting the warning, or it could be the sign to the end of the story when Macbeth was beheaded and his head flashed around the country of Scotland. The armored head said 'Macbeth Macbeth!Macbeth! Beware of the thane of Macduff! Beware the thane of fife!" Macbeth responded through thanking it. The second apparition was a bloody child telling Macbeth to "be bloody, bold, resolute. Laugh to the scorn of man as no man born of woman shall harm Macbeth. Macbeth response was "what i need fear thee? make assurance double sure thou shalt not live" And the third apparition was a child with a crown on his head and a tree in his hand saying 'Macbeth shall never be vanquished till Birnam wood to high dunsanine hill. And Macbeth's reactionwas "impossible for a forest to unfix itself." From here Macbeth has totally place his trust into the Witches, he believed the withces and had a singled minded thinking because of the trust and influenced he had towards the witches, he thought that he was invincible and cannot be harmed however in the later part of the story he discovered he was wrong. The witches also showed him a 4th apparition it was a line of 8 phantom king and the ghost of Macbeth at the end. He was angry and cursed the 3 witches.
Again the words of the witches cause him to order the murder of Macduff's family. Although it was just an apparition Macbeth believed in it as he was influence through the first encounter. He was still being manipulated in his actions. And during the battle between Macbeth and Macduff, Macbeth again said ' i bear a charm life, no man born of woman shall harm me' this again showed his absolute trust towards the witches. However he later discovered he was wrong believing in the witches. Macduff was 'untimely ripped from his mother's womb', and thus resulting in Macbeth's defeat.
In conclusion, the Witches were the cause of everything. They implanted seeds of evil in Macbeth and made him to believe in them. Macbeth's decisions then was made through the influence of the witches and most of it had a negatice impact.
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∙ 14y agohe is very shocked and does not know what to think. He suddenly seems to regret all of the things he has done.
1st Apparition says he should fear Macduff. The 2nd says "none of women born shall harm Macbeth". 3rd tells Macbeth fear nothing.
Actually, the third apparition says that Macbeth will die when Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane. It is these three prophesies that causes Macbeth to be over confident and cocky - therefore thinking less of the incoming army. His false assurance eventually leads to his downfall.
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∙ 14y agoOne of the witches' apparitions warned Macbeth against Macduff. So Macbeth decided to leave nobody at Macduff's castle in Fife alive. In Act 4 Scene 1 of the Shakespearean play, Macbeth [c. 1014-August 15, 1057] visited the three witches. He had hired three murderers to slit the throats of Banquo and of Banquo's son, Fleance. But Fleance had escaped while his father lay in a pool of blood in the park near the royal palace at Forres. And so Macbeth needed to find out how the death and the escape affected the security of his royal rule over Scotland. The witches called forth four apparitions. The first was an armed head that warned Macbeth against Macduff. The second was a bloody child that spoke of the powerlessness of men born of women. The third was a crowned child who held a tree in one hand and reassured Macbeth of his invincibility as long as Birnam Wood didn't move to Dunsinane Castle. The fourth was a long line of kings followed by Banquo's ghost. After the meeting, Macbeth resolved to kill Macduff. But a subsequent meeting with the noble Scotsman Lennox informed Macbeth of Macduff's flight from Scotland. With the witchly warning against Macduff in mind, Macbeth resolved to go ahead and have Macduff's entire family and household slaughtered.
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What advice do the witches give Macbeth about speaking with the apparitions?
"Hear his speech but say thou nought."
Who meets the three witches with Macbeth?
MacBeth meets the three witches with lady MacBeth
Describe Macbeth's first meeting with the witches?
The first meeting of Macbeth and the three witches serve as an important element for the play and it is from there that Macbeth's decline starts.In fact the third prophecy acts as an instigator for Macbeth and that leads to his downfall.The super hero Macbeth turns into a weakling only after this.It is here that the seeds of overambition gets hold of Macbeth.Had it not been for this meeting Macbeth itself wont be thereIn Shakespeare's Macbeth, the meeting between Macbeth and the three witches serves as the catalyst for the drama. The witches introduce the idea of his being king to Macbeth, or at least make the idea concrete for him. They put fate or destiny on his side.In other words, it is possible that Macbeth had entertained thoughts of being king before he meets the witches. It may even be likely, though there is no concrete or absolute evidence of this. But the witches give him corroboration for his thoughts, if he was having them, and, more importantly, tell him that it is his destiny to be king. That's all Macbeth, and his wife, for that matter, need to begin devising a plan and putting it into action. And this plan, of course, involves killing the present king.The meeting, in foul weather and filled with mysteries (the weird sisters seem to vanish, for example), also furthers the themes of appearance and reality and fair and foul. Throughout the play, people and circumstances are often not as they seem. The theme of the supernatural is also furthered.The problem Macbeth has throughout the play with Banquo is developed here, too--since Banquo is present, he knows the predictions made by the witches, and will therefore naturally suspect Macbeth of treachery when Duncan is killed. And Macbeth knows it. This makes Banquo a threat to him, which will lead Macbeth to order his killing, which leads more and more people to suspect Macbeth.
Who dreams about the witches in Macbeth?
Macbeth.
Did the witches make Macbeth murder duncan?
The witches only gave Macbeth prophecies. It was his decision to do so after Lady Macbeth persuaded him. Although the witches' intentions was probably to cause this murder, the witches did not make Macbeth muder Duncan.
Do the Witches show Macbeth eight Desires?
No, the witches show Macbeth three apparitions, not eight desires.
What instructions do the witches give Macbeth to deal with the apparitions?
"Hear his speech, but say thou naught."
What advice do the witches give Macbeth about speaking with the apparitions?
"Hear his speech but say thou nought."
Hecate and the witches call up four separate apparatios for Macbeth what are they?
The four apparitions called up by Hecate and the witches for Macbeth are: an Armed Head, a Bloody Child, a Crowned Child with a Tree in its hand, and Banquo's Ghost. These apparitions deliver cryptic messages that influence Macbeth's actions and decisions throughout the play.
What supernatural events happened to Macbeth?
Macbeth encounters three witches who make prophecies that he will become king. He later sees a vision of a dagger before he murders King Duncan. Macbeth also sees the ghost of Banquo at a banquet, which increases his paranoia and guilt.
In Macbeth what happens in threes?
3 witches 3 murders 3 prophecies at a time 3 murderers
Whats a really good story to read by Shakespeare?
For your first Shakespeare play try Macbeth. It has witches, murders and battles and its the shortest.
What do the witches in Macbeth call themselves?
The witches in Macbeth refer to themselves as the "weird sisters."
Who meets the three witches with Macbeth?
MacBeth meets the three witches with lady MacBeth
Who dreams about the witches in Macbeth?
Macbeth.
Describe Macbeth's first meeting with the witches?
The first meeting of Macbeth and the three witches serve as an important element for the play and it is from there that Macbeth's decline starts.In fact the third prophecy acts as an instigator for Macbeth and that leads to his downfall.The super hero Macbeth turns into a weakling only after this.It is here that the seeds of overambition gets hold of Macbeth.Had it not been for this meeting Macbeth itself wont be thereIn Shakespeare's Macbeth, the meeting between Macbeth and the three witches serves as the catalyst for the drama. The witches introduce the idea of his being king to Macbeth, or at least make the idea concrete for him. They put fate or destiny on his side.In other words, it is possible that Macbeth had entertained thoughts of being king before he meets the witches. It may even be likely, though there is no concrete or absolute evidence of this. But the witches give him corroboration for his thoughts, if he was having them, and, more importantly, tell him that it is his destiny to be king. That's all Macbeth, and his wife, for that matter, need to begin devising a plan and putting it into action. And this plan, of course, involves killing the present king.The meeting, in foul weather and filled with mysteries (the weird sisters seem to vanish, for example), also furthers the themes of appearance and reality and fair and foul. Throughout the play, people and circumstances are often not as they seem. The theme of the supernatural is also furthered.The problem Macbeth has throughout the play with Banquo is developed here, too--since Banquo is present, he knows the predictions made by the witches, and will therefore naturally suspect Macbeth of treachery when Duncan is killed. And Macbeth knows it. This makes Banquo a threat to him, which will lead Macbeth to order his killing, which leads more and more people to suspect Macbeth.
What is four things did the witches show Macbeth What does showsay What is Macbeth reaction?
The witches showed Macbeth three apparitions: an armed head, a bloody child, and a child with a crown on his head. The first apparition warned Macbeth of Macduff, the second assured him of his invincibility until Birnam Wood moved to Dunsinane, and the third promised that he would not be defeated until Great Birnam Wood came to high Dunsinane Hill. Macbeth reacted by feeling emboldened and reassured by the prophecies.
