Macbeth's Influences
1 Witch. When shall we three meet again?2 Witch. When the hurlyburly's done, 3 Witch. That will be ere the set of sun. 3 Witch. There to meet with Macbeth. All. Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air. Thunder rumbles through the sky and lightning flashes while the three witches vanish as suddenly as they appeared. Soon, they will come upon Macbeth and state: 1 Witch. All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Glamis! 2 Witch. All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! 3 Witch. All hail, Macbeth! that shalt bes King hereafter. (ACT 1, Scene 3, Lines 48 - 50) These three prophecies prove significant for the title character, Macbeth, of William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth. Yet, the Weird Sisters are not the only influences in Macbeth's life. His wife, Lady Macbeth, and his king, King Duncan of Scotland, also impact him. However, of these three Lady Macbeth exercises the most power over Macbeth and his decisions and ac
Which would be worn now in their newest gloss, When her husband returns home, she persuades him to kill King Duncan. Yet, he expresses some doubts about the deed:
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