Visions And Manipulation In Macbeth By William Shakespeare

Blood splattering all over the room and on Macbeth's hands unable to wash the deed away. This tragic scene occurs in "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare when Macbeth kills Duncan to attain the throne. Throughout this play the three witches predict Macbeth's down fall in various visions and attempt to mess with him for entertainment. Furthermore, in "Macbeth" the witches play a vital role in the destruction of Macbeth's power through visions and manipulation even though appearing in very few scenes. To begin, the three witches tell Macbeth of visions throughout the play that impact his decisions when being king. Likewise, the witches told Macbeth that he would be king but Banquo's kids would be king after. This concerned Macbeth influencing him to murder Duncun and becoming a paranoid dictator, killing anyone in his

This conveys how powerful the witches were without getting their hands dirty. Consequently, the witches were able to ensure that all that everything would turn out in their favor by only causing a dominio effect in Macbeth's life. For example, through informing him that he would become king, this influenced his horrific actions of the murder of Duncan and various other innocent people in his wrathful path for power. In addition, telling Macbeth that he would not have to have any concern about his well-being until the trees started walking. This caused Macbeth to have short-lived relief as he comes to find out that the trees did start walking because Macduff's army dressed in camoflauge. Through one vision the witches had the ability to cause a ripple effect of the mass destruction Macbeth would cause to the kingdom to attain power and wealth. Overall, the three witches manipulate events within Macbeth's life in order to cause a chain reaction leading to destruction for