Are the witches that are in the book good or evil???
2007-09-21 18:01:17 · 8 answers · asked by Bobby 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the context of the story, they are neither good nor evil. They are merely voices of fate. The evil comes from the evil hidden in the hearts of Lord and Lady MacBeth, in that they attempt to take fate into their own hands.
2007-09-21 18:05:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure ANY character in MacBeth cannot be characterized as evil. Certainky, the witches are NOT the wickedest, probably the betrayers are (which is a very traditional christian world view at that time). The witches are pretty much not making the significant choices in MacBeth, they observe, they predict, but MacBeth and Lady MacBeth and the others slaughter without much hesitation.
2007-09-22 01:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by SC 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the days Will wrote the play, in Scotland, all witches were seen as 'evil.' Too often they are played on the American stage for comic relief, but I'm of a mind that Will Shakespeare meant otherwise.
2007-09-22 01:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by Yank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Macbeth is a fiction, a tragedy by Shakespeare. The witches are evil character that causes destruction for all characters.
2007-09-22 01:16:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Neutral. They're just a plot device. All they do is tell Macbeth what is going to happen.
2007-09-22 01:06:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Good point. They just foretell Macbeth's fate so they could be either.
2007-09-22 02:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are good.
2007-09-22 01:10:44 · answer #7 · answered by The Burninator 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble."
2007-09-22 01:08:27 · answer #8 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋