Macbeth: Analysis of the Witches Prophecies
             The witches' prophecies and the prophecies of the apparitions raised by the witches have a major influence on Macbeth and the outcome of the play. In a way Macbeth sets out to make the prophecies come true by killing Duncan, rather than waiting and letting them come true on their own.
             When Macbeth and Banquo are traveling through the forest to the King's court in Forres, they come across these witches. The First witch hails Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis. This prophecy doesn't really bother Macbeth because it is already true and he knows it, therefore it really doesn't have any impact on the outcome of the play.
             The second witch hails Macbeth as the Thane of Cawdor. This truly baffles Macbeth because Ross and Angus haven't come to tell Macbeth of the Kings decision to make him Thane of Cawdor. This impacts the outcome of the play because when Ross and Angus do tell Macbeth of his new position, Macbeth thinks that if this has come true then the prophecy of becoming king will surely come true.
             The third witch tells Macbeth that he will one day become king. This prophecy causes Macbeth to become stunned and intrigued, and he tries to press the witches for further information but the witches vanish into thin air. This prophecy also comes true because Macbeth eventually murders his cousin King Duncan to take his thrown and become King. This ultimately affects the outcome of the play because if Macbeth hadn't taken such drastic measures to become king then he would have never been killed the way he was killed.
             The first witch also gives Banquo a prophecy, in that they call him lesser than Macbeth, and greater. The prophecy doesn't really affect Banquo that much because he thinks that devils often tell half truths in order to win us to our harm. This means that in the end Banquo will be happier with the outcome of what happens then will Ma
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