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Discuss the importance of the witches and the ideas of evil in Shakespeare's
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Discuss the importance of the witches and the ideas of evil in Shakespeare's "Macbeth". During the 17th century when Shakespeare wrote "Macbeth", witches were believed to be responsible for anything that was wrong or could not be explained. There was an endless amount of misdemeanours and wrong doing that the witches would have been blamed for. They were thought to be in control of the weather; people believed that storms were conjured by witches in response to their anger or for revenge. The public were fearful, but at the same time inquisitive as to how witches behaved. It was thought by a nation of God fearing, Christians that witches had sold their soul to the devil, therefore personifying evil. Shakespeare used his audience's interest in witches to intensify the theme of evil throughout "Macbeth". Shakespeare introduces the witches huddled together. They are away from everyone, "a desolate place". On viewing this, the...
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