In Macbeth, the witches had much influence over Macbeth's actions. This all started when Macbeth and Banquo were going back to the king's castle after the battle was over, and they met the 3 witches. The witches told them some prophesies and disappeared. Macbeth and Banquo kept thinking about the prophesies and thinking if they will come true. But Macbeth secretly plans on making them happen in his own ways.
             The prophesy made by the witches that says Macbeth will become king made him go kill King Duncan in hopes of getting the crown. Whatever the witches prophesize, Macbeth tries to make it happen. He doesn't think for himself to see if it is the right thing to do or not. He just goes along with what the witches say.
             Another of the witches' prophesy said that he will win the battle as long as Birnam woods doesn't reach the castle. He thinks this is impossible because the woods can't move, so he is very confident about winning the battle. But when the English army approaches the castle with the men carrying a tree trunk, Birnam woods is coming to the castle. So Macbeth gets worried because according to the witches' prophesy he will lose the battle when Birnam woods reaches the castle. Macbeth takes the witches' words as the truth, and doesn't even think it through.
             The witches said that no man born of a woman can hurt Macbeth. Macbeth takes this prediction so seriously that he stayed in the castle even though almost all his people deserted him. He thinks that no one can hurt him because everyone has to be born of a woman. But Macduff wasn't and he kills Macbeth.
             I think that the witches' prophesies was the problem with Macbeth. If they never made those prophesies then Macbeth wouldn't have killed Duncan to become king. Instead of being a hated king he might have become a loved and strong military leader. But he took the witches prophesies and ma...