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In the play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Macbeth was an ambitious Scottish noble who was transformed into a treacherous 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. Macbeth was transformed from a virtuous noble to a terrible tyrant through the influence of the witches, Lady Macbeth, and by his owns ambition. The witches were able to lead Macbeth to damnation through their equivocation. The witches first met with him after the battle with Norway. Macbeth and Banquo were talking after they both fought bravely 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!" (I, iii, 49-50) 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 in that scene, he started to have
They usually only told him half the truth and they always left him wanting to know more about the future. Another instance where his ambition influenced him was after Macbeth's first encounter with the witches. His ambition was to become king, which he acknowledged on several occasions. 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. Are you a man?" (III, iv, 59) Her intimidation worked because it temporarily got him to calm down before anymore suspicion was aroused among the nobles. The ghost of Banquo was haunting Macbeth at the banquet and it caused Macbeth to act insanely, thus causing suspicion among the nobles. Macbeth and Banquo were discussing the witches' predictions after Macbeth had been named Thane of Cawdor. some interest in the witches' predictions. Macbeth had trust in the witches, and he wanted to know more about what the future had in store for him so he went to the witches and demanded that they tell him about the future. It overcame his noble nature, and caused him to go through with the plan.
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