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The Wyrd Sisters In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

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Macbeth Mini Essay
The Wyrd Sisters awaken evil impulses in human beings. Macbeth’s situation was that the Wyrd Sisters only told him the end result of his fated future and nothing else. By telling Macbeth this preordained prophecy, the Wyrd Sisters in essence awaken what already exists in Macbeth, which is his evil impulses. The Wyrd Sisters referred to Macbeth as, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis!/All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!/All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.49-51). This awakened the seed that Macbeth already had in him. It is also evident through this prophecy, though the witches did not say anything else to Macbeth, he immediately made the decision on how he would go about fulfilling
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