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In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth was a Scottish noble who was transformed into an unfaithful tyrant through the influence of three main sources. The first and most important influence on Macbeth, were the witches. They equivocated with him to damn his soul. Another important influence was Lady Macbeth. She was able to control him by questioning his manliness. The final thing that influenced Macbeth was his ambition. His desire to be king overcame all his virtues and made him into a ruthless tyrant. Ambition is his flaw.The witches were able to lead Macbeth to damnation through their lies. The witches first met with him after the battle with Norway. Macbeth and Banquo were talking after they both fought in the battle when the witches appeared. The last two witches said "All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!" (Act 1, Scene 3, 49-51). The two witches told him that he was to be the Thane of Cawdor, and eventually king. When Macbeth was named Thane of Cawdor later, he started to have some interest in the witches' predictions. Another instance where the witches equivocated with him is with the apparitions. Macbeth had trust in the witches, and he wanted t
Macbeth's trust in the witches' equivocation was manifested late in the play. Lady Macbeth said to him: what beast was't then, That made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would, Be so much more the man (Act 1, Scene 7, 47-51). They usually only told him half the truth and they always left him wanting to know more about the future. So he went to the witches and demanded that they tell him about the future. Before the battle he told the doctor that he wasn't afraid, and he bragged of what the third apparition told him. Then, the witches showed him another apparition which said, "Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill Shall come against him" (Act 4,Scene 1, 91-93). Macbeth said that Malcolm being the Prince of Cumberland was an obstacle that his ambition must help him overcome. Whenever she mentions something about him being a "MAN" she can control him. Another instance where Lady Macbeth challenged Macbeth's manliness was at the banquet after Banquo had been murdered. The final influence on Macbeth was his own ambition. It overcame his noble nature, and caused him to go through with the plan. The two apparitions led Macbeth into false security, because he believed everything that they said even though they were only telling him half of the truth. When the witches showed him the second apparition, it said, "Be bloody, bold, and resolute! Laugh to scorn, The pow'r of man, for none of woman born. Macbeth was influenced by three main sources through out the play.
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