By pricking Macbeth's desire for power and prestige with promising prophecies and giving him confidence with the apparitions, the witches lure hi

m to commit evil deeds and to continue doing so endlessly. Their tempting prophecies bait Macbeth into their deceitful plot. Banquo, a fellow nobleman, warns him about the prophecies, "But 'tis strange: and oftentimes, to win us to our harm, the instruments of darkness tell us truths, win us with honest trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence" (I, 3, 122-127). Banquo is a smart man, and it is unfortunate that Macbeth ignores his advice. To be sure that Macbeth self-destructs by his own sinful behavior, the sorceresses create prophetic images that ensure him security. Not knowing they are all part of the deception, Macbeth easily succumbs to their plan. He aimlessly kills, believing nothing can harm him, but he is dead wrong. The witches true intention is best revealed in Hecate's orders, "And that distilled by magic sleights shall raise such artificial sprites as by the strength of their illusion shall draw h

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Approximate Word count = 618
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)