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Why are the witches in the play Macbeth?
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Macbeth Why are the witches in the play "Macbeth" -Explain the effect of their prophecies on both Macbeth and Banquo. The witches play an important role in the play "Macbeth", because they are pivotal to the plot, set the tone of the play and adversely influence the main protagonist. There are also contextual reasons for their inclusion in the play. One of the reasons Shakespeare included the witches in the play Macbeth was because the play was written with the king in mind. James I was king of England and Scotland. He believed that he was descended spiritually from the long tradition of English monarchs, and that he had inherited the power of healing that Edward the Confessor possessed. He was extremely interested in witchcraft, along with his contemporaries he believed that witches were credited with diabolical powers. Witches are thought able to predict the future, fly, sail in sieves, bring on night...
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