Macbeth and his Witches
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Macbeth and his Witches
Macbeth and his Witches
Through the development of this tragic play, Macbeth turns from a wholesome individual to a an evil, nasty villain. But what caused this?
Macbeth had a strong belief in witches that brought him to the tragic end of his life. His first encounter with the witches is ones that dooms the length of his life. He is told that he will become the Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis, and finally King. This eventually made him kill Duncan. Although it seemed to Macbeth that the future the witches had foretold of was happening, it almost seems possible that they reversed the natural order of events. Is it the temptation or the anticipation? Whichever it was, there was no way the witches could predict his destiny, which changed by him changing the normal way his life was to flow.
Macbeth's killing began with Duncan, and did not end there. Overcome with guilt, he continued to kill. This wasn't a logical idea on his part. Macbeth had fallen victim to temptation and anticipation.
Soon Macbeth had the deaths of Macduff ordered. When Macbeth learned of his family's fate, he came after Macbeth, and captured his head.
The witches are to blame for this entire mishap, in a way they persuaded a good heartedness man to convert to evil. This just proves that whatever is in the future, is meant to be and should not be tampered with.