In the beginning of the play, 3 witches come to Macbeth and give him prophecies about his future. They greet him by saying Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King hereafter. Macbeth is very confused as to what they have told him at first, but then takes what they have said to heart. Banquo, who was with Macbeth at the time that this happened also, asks for them to tell him something. They tell him that he is lesser than Macbeth, but greater, happy as Macbeth, but happier, and that he will not be king but his sons will. Macbeth's reaction to what the witches tell him

is one of happiness. Right after Macbeth has heard this news, Ross, a general, comes to tell him that the King has given him the title Thane of Cawdor. After hearing this Macbeth believes everything that the witches tell him. This is when Banquo warns Macbeth that the witches are evil. He warns him that evil will tell us something seeming to be true, but in the end will bring about our downfall, and trick us. Although all of the witches prophecies sound good to Macbeth right now, they will eventually lead to major consequences that he will have to face later. He does not bother to ask the witches about anything that they say to him, which in the end leads to his downfall.

Another example of where the idea that evil will entice us is when Macbeth kills Duncan and then Banquo. Duncan is killed by Macbeth while a guest at his house. Duncan sincerely trusted and liked Macbeth, and yet Macbeth stabs him in the back. Macbeth relied on what the witches told him, and his ambition drives him to kill Duncan. He believes that he should be King, and takes this act of becoming King into his own hands by murdering Duncan. The witch's prophecy, those who are evil trick Macbeth. This prophecy leads him to kill a King who was considered great by all of Scotland. Also, Macbeth kills Banquo because he is afraid that he is not loyal. Banquo was considered to be a "best friend" of Macbeth, and yet Macbeth is the one who kills him. All of these murders were done because Macbeth believed in what the w

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