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Self-Doubt In Shakespeare's Macbeth And The Witches

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The idea of a single person or group having sole control of all events is very unlikely; three main characters Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the Witches have have a constant shift in control. Macbeth depends on the Witches and his wife, his initial self doubt is tragic flaw. Although Macbeth receives the title Thane of Cawdor for his gallantry in battle, he begins to trust the Witches predictions. Macbeth's self doubt, ambitions, and his success are manipulated as weapons against him. However macbeth isn’t an innocent in this story. He is at first coerced by the Witches prophecy and his wife’s words into murdering King Duncan. He is riddled with guilt initially, but he undergoes a quick change in midst of the chaos that unfolds after the murder

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