Abuse Of Power In Macbeth

In William Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Macbeth, the witches hold the most power to influence the actions of others because the witches give Macbeth five prophecies that spark his ambition that lead to his death and independent toying with human lives, clearly take a perverse delight in using their knowledge of future to toy with and destroy human beings. The witches give Macbeth five prophecies that spark his ambition that lead the Key to his death because when Macbeth and Banquo came upon the three witches and the witches say “All Hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!”; “All Hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king after.” (1.3. 50-51). Lady Macbeth receive the letter from Macbeth and told the witches

Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff! Beware the Thane of Fife! Dismiss me. Enough.” (4.1. 73-74). Macduff is his arch-rival, be a threat to Macbeth range. Macbeth sent murders to kill Macduff family and they told Macduff his family is murdered and wants revenge. [ Thunder. Second Apparitions, a Bloody Child.] “Second Apparition: Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn The power of man, for none of women born shall harm Macbeth.” ( 4.4. 81-82). No man who born naturally out of their mother shall not harm Macbeth. Macbeth believes he has nothing to fear from Macduff because Macduff is born out of his mother womb and Macduff tries to kill Macbeth, he will fail but he doesn’t know is was born out or not? [ Thunder. Third Apparitions, a child Crowned, with a tree in his hand.] “Third Apparition: Be lion – Mettled, proud, take no care who chafes, who frets, or where conspires are. Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him.” (4.4. 94-98). Tells Macbeth takes courage. He cannot be defeated unless Birnam Wood marches against Dunsinane, this prophecy serves to bolster Macbeth belief that he’ll maintain the throne, but little does he know this Third

Their prophesies drive Macbeth thirst for power and enable Lady Macbeth to pursue her own ambitions. Though the witches do not deliberately tell Macbeth to kill the King Duncan, they use a subtle form of temptation when they inform Macbeth that is destined to be king by placing this thought in his mind, they effectively guide him on the path to his own destruction. “Where hast thou been, sister?” “Killing swine.” “Sister, where thou?” “A sailor’s wife had chestnuts in her lap, And munched, and munched, and munched. “Give me,” quoth I. “Aroint thee, witch,” the rump-fed runnion cries. Her husband to Aleppo gone, master o’ th’ Tiger, And, like a rat without a tail, I’ll do, I’ll do, and I’ll do.” (1.3. 1-10). Telling her sisters that she saw a sailor’s wife had chestnuts and told her to give her some chestnuts, but the sailor’s wife says “Go away witch” for that she will make her husband and the crew fall deep asleep and her sisters help to make a storm, but the crew is deeply asleep they will be bottom of the oceans seas and the sailor’s wife will be crying her husband