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The three witches in the tragedy Macbeth are introduced right at the beginning of the play.
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The three witches in the tragedy Macbeth are introduced right at the beginning of the play. They recount to Macbeth three prophecies, that he will be Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis and King of Scotland. These prophecies introduce Macbeth to ideas of greatness when he says, "Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me more," and "This supernatural soliciting...But what is not." Macbeth will eventually follow through on killing King Duncan. It was sometimes thought that the witches had the ability to reverse the natural order of things. This brings into the play idea of fate and the role with which it has in the play. One can ponder if Macbeth ever had a chance of doing what was right after he met with the witches. It is however; more realistic to believe that Macbeth was responsible for his own actions throughout the play and in the end it was...
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