macbeth

Deceit

Deceiving people can be a fun thing to do, especially if it’s a teacher, but that deceit may come to persuade that person into doing terrible things. This such thing happened a long time ago, back when King Edward the 1st became king. It began in a story told by William Shakespeare, when three witches decided to foreshadow the future of Macbeth in that he was going to be named The Thane of Cawdor, (evidence), and that there was kingship in his future. They told him the truth but never told him how or when to do it, in order for him to achieve this. The witches foreshadow Macbeth’s future but don’t predict what he will do about it; Macbeths shows his own wicked intentions throughout the story.

In the beginning of the story Macbeth uses what the witches told him. This drove him into doing things he normally wouldn’t do. First off, Macbeth is a very loyal and trustworthy guy. The witches told him that he was going to be named The Thane of Cawdor and at the time did not know that. So now he is suspicious of why the witches are telling him these prophecies. Afterwards he hears t...