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Examples Of Witchcraft In Macbeth

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Shakespeare used known beliefs about witches and witchcraft in his play Macbeth. All of the stories of witchcraft usually end up being almost the same as other stories. Many people that were convicted of witchcraft were not actually witches. But, they may have been studying witchcraft and for that they were either hung or burned.
The three witches in Macbeth were played in various ways in the different plays that people have put on over the years. Some of the play authors made the witches have white faces, manly faces, some are dressed in dark or red colors, and some are just plain ugly. The three witches are known as the Weird Sisters. When people would compare witches to something they would compare them to darkness and death. Christians
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