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

Evil is again illustrated in the scene when Macbeth wishes to talk to Hecate. Said to be the utter evil of evils, we see that Macbeth has reached a point where he is willing to give him self up completely to evil, all for the sake of becoming king. He doesn't just wish to become king, he wants to make sure that he stays king, showing the greedy side of Macbeth. We see this illustrated when Macbeth decides to kill Banqou. Macbeth decides to kill Banqou, because the witches, again serving as advice givers, tell Macbeth that Banqou's children will become king. So, to prevent them from becoming king, and replacing him, he kills Banqou. As Shwister states, "Macbeth turns around away from Banqou without a word tragically quick to believe what he wants to believe, whatever feeds ambition" (155). With this, we see that Macbeth no longer see reality, he just says the world in the way that he wants. He sees Banqou not as an honest friend, but as a man who will bring on children that will steal his crown. So through that reason, he wishes to kill Banqou. Through killing Banqou, Macbeth will receive unwanted visions that leave him on the verge of insanity.

s not stated at this point of the story why, but it is just instilled that he is (321). This example illustrates the fact that the witches do not have the role of Macbeth's aids, but rather as Macbeth's bad influences. Which is also supported by Shwister in his line "Their appetite for mischief is infinite"(Shwister 60). Which tells us that the natural intent of the witches is to do evil, of which they can never be satisfied, which is displayed by the word "infinite" in the quote, and by then being naturally prone to evil, they act upon Macbeth in a negative type of influence.

De Quincey helps illustrate what Macbeth has turned into because of the ideas implanted by the witches, in his passage that states "With Macbeth and Lady Macbeth we are made to feel, by dialogue and soliloquy, that their human nature, the nature of love and mercy, has vanished, and the fiendish nature has taken it's place"(167). In this quote De Quincey brings into light the idea that Macbeth has changed, and put aside compassion and love, and repl

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