He encounters the witches in Act1, scene1, and from this point he is now a step closer to realising what his future holds... ... The witches first address Macbeth as king, and Banguo as one "Lesser than Macbeth... It is true that Macbeth thought about what he had to do in order to ever become king, and he could never imagined himself going as far as killing king Duncan: "Why, if fate will have me king, fate may crown me... She is very pleased to hear of Macbeth's victory and she is very supportive once he's successfully considered thane of Cawdor. ... Macbeth tells ...

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Influenced by the good results, without the consequences, Lady Macbeth encourages her husband in his deceit ambitions, to what they are confident is an imminent future of royalty. ... He withdraws the idea of becoming king, understanding his loyalty to a righteous king like Duncan. ... The decisions that will begin his treachery maze is greatly influenced by his wife's desires and appealing choices, doing so, will test himself to make his own decisions in the future. ... "You will never be King of Scotland, but your descendants will." ... Although Macbeth was once a revered general of kn...

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Throughout William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," the title character goes against his moralities and betrays his country, his king, and his loyal friend Banquo. ... In the beginning of Macbeth, three witches portray Macbeth's future by telling him he will become Thane of Cawdor, and then King of Scotland. ... Macbeth is a trusted soldier, trusted by his army and by his king but Lady Macbeth, as well as the need for power that Macbeth as a human strives for, come together to kill King Duncan, being his first act of betrayal. ... But the temptation to be king is so great that it overri...

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Once he has made the decision, it is irreversible and produces his downfall. ... Once the witches give him the prophecy of becoming king, he immediately thinks about how he can accomplish this. ... He believes the prophecy to be good news, and cannot think of a reason why he should not be king. ... He shows great faith in the witches" words, not once considering that they may be apparitions of evil. ... By deciding to murder Duncan, he determines his future. ...

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It is here once more that we have the presentation of evil from an external force and Shakespeare uses the dramatic tool of pathetic fallacy, where the mood reflects that of the character on stage.Further King James had a fascination with the occult and he wrote a text on the supernatural called demonology. ... Once the witches show him his future, he becomes obsessed with speeding up the anticipated coming into power. He is told he will be King of Scotland", so Macbeth makes it happen by killing the King, which casts a shadow of doubt on his two sons, thereby allowing Macbeth to ascend to t...

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The art of foreseeing the future and predicting ones fate is a gift the Weird Sisters have. ... Macbeth has never thought of himself as King before hearing the prediction. ... The thought of being King, of having such great power, overshadows any goodness he may have had. ... The prophecy awakens his ambition and exposes what is going to happen to him in the future. ... Once he has killed Duncan, Macbeth begins to feel much insecurity and cannot trust those around him; he becomes paranoid. ...

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He is a military hero who has devoted his life to protecting his king and his country. ... Once more she accomplishes this through manipulation. ... Simply the thought that he would become the King of Scotland distracts his thoughts, and his ambition takes over his mind. The three witches add temptation, predict the future, and influence Macbeth, but they cannot control his destiny. Macbeth himself creates his own problem once he is pushed by the guilt of his actions. ...

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Macbeth would have become king regardless of his actions since it was his destiny. ... The sisters do not create the future but merely transcend the border of visible and natural, and their words bridge the gap between the present and the future. ... By disclosing Macbeth's future they did not change the outcome of Macbeth destiny. ... Once Macbeth is informed of his destiny prematurely, he acts in a way to speed up a process that already has been chosen (Act 1 scene3 line 49). Macbeth was destine to become king as was he destine to eventually fail and die. ...

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The first things the witches say to Macbeth are prophecies, predictions for the future. ... Macbeth begins to get frightened of how he will become king. ... The next scene, scene 4, features Duncan, the King. ... But still he leaves the scene with a decision to act on what the future could hold. ... This relates to what Banquo said when he saw the witches for the first time: "By each at once her choppy finger laying Upon her skinny lips. ...

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The King had an interest in theatre and overlooked the contents of the play. ... The King's escape may have influenced Shakespeare to contain this theme and show that anyone who tried to murder the King and take his divine right away would be killed. ... At the time it was also believed that Banquo was an ancestor of the King. ... The witches are also to blame as they start of this whole sequence of events leading to the Macbeth killing Duncan and his behaviour afterwards, as they equivocate about his future and deceive him. ... Once Banquo leaves there is another soliloquy, in which M...

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These three witches proceed in the third scene of Act I to tell Macbeth of three prophecies: He will become the Thane of Cawdor, the King, and already is the Thane of Glamis.   ... When Macbeth firsts hears the prophecies he believes he will become the Thane of Glamis and King by chance since this is how he became the Thane of Cawdor. But once Lady Macbeth toys at the idea of Macbeth's manliness and bravery, Macbeth comes up with a plan to achieve the other prophecies the witches told him.   The Thane of Glamis, Macbeth, consistently contemplates on these three prophecies since he want...

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He is immediately thinking of the witches" prediction and what success may be in the future for him. ... Once the ball is rolling he becomes possessed by his desire to succeed. ... However there are other factors forcing him to do this and it would have never happen without them even having considered his ruthlessness once he has got into full swing. ... He knows that there are great things in his future when they prophesise his future reign as king and this causes him to do things that he wouldn't do if they didn't lead to his rise to success. ...

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The latter notices, on the night of the king's death, that the stars are not shining, meaning that the murder does occur in complete darkness: "There's husbandry in heaven;/ Their candles are all out" (II.i.4-5). ... Indeed, once Banquo meets them, he questions them on their humanity: "What are these,/ So withered and so wild in their atire/ That look not like th" inhabitants o" this earth/ And yet are on "t? ... Had the witches never spoken to Macbeth about his future, he and his wife never would have got into their heads the idea that Macbeth may one day be king, and thus would not...

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