Weird Sisters In Macbeth

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Nevertheless, The Weird Sisters portray having control in the story as well. In the beginning, The Weird Sisters foreshadow Macbeth’s life when saying, “All hail, Macbeth, thane of Cawdor…. All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3). As mentioned earlier, the Sisters do not outline how the events happen; they only mention the end results. This quote disrupts Macbeth’s trail of loyal thoughts as it leads him to find a way to overthrow the throne with the aid of Lady Macbeth. The Weird Sisters were able to manipulate Macbeth before the battle when the first apparition, which appeared from The Weird Sisters cauldron, announces, “Macbeth! beware Macduff; the thane of Fife.” (4.1). Macbeth is cautioned about Macduff, who is on his

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