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In Macbeth, the witches seem to be confusing figures, they are portrayed as dark, eccentric, and strangely amusing creatures. It doesn’t seem that they have that much of an importance early on, but after finishing the story and truly comprehending, we see that the witches have done a lot. Through certain examples, and subtle clues displayed in the story, we can safely deduce that the “weird sisters” were specifically designed to implant ideas in Macbeth’s brain, which later influence him by giving him all types of information that eventually affect his manner of handling greed, guilt, and other emotions that put him virtually on the edge of sanity.

We see that the witches display a keen interest in Macbeth, reasons for the interest aren’t exactly given, but illustrations of interest can be shown. As Berryman suggests, the witches have ulterior motives for Macbeth. We see this through Berryman’s example, which states that at first, Macbeth is hailed as a great hero, but in his coming, he is hailed by the pricking of a witch’s thumb. Which basically means that he is brought on a sort of omen, not portrayed as something that could be of some good. Berryman brings up the fact that the witches know that Macbeth shall be bad, it i

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Evil is again illustrated in the scene when Macbeth wishes to talk to Hecate. What this quote means is that Macbeth, after hearing what the witches have told him, has transformed from the innocent and kind Dr. Hyde, has the power to realize our own potential for active evil, poor Jeckyll eventually turns into Mr. “Visitors as we may (or may not) be, we fear that Macbeth, out Mr. This example illustrates the fact that the witches do not have the role of Macbeth’s aids, but rather as Macbeth’s bad influences.

Berryman also agrees on this fact, by his state “This is variously glossed by the commentators as

“Superhuman,” “subhuman,” “devilish”; but the meaning is clear, that there is a possibility that the human Macbeth-the demonic”(321). Macbeth’s guilt has finally come out in a fashion where it can ruin his credibility as king. Hyde and cannot get back; Shakespeare’s art is to suggest we could have such a fate”(523).

Influence is again illustrated when we see that the Macbeth meets the witches for the first time. We see that the witches work as much for Macbeth, as Macbeth works for the witches. s not stated at this point of the story why, but it is just instilled that he is (321).

We have seen that Macbeth relies greatly on the witches. We see that after Macbeth is told of Banqou’s death, Macbeth views Banqou as an apparition. A realm that leaves him seeing visions in the dark of faces that he has brought on through his actions.

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