Work under Hecate – leader of the witches and underworld They serve as a powerful influence upon Macbeth Their influence reaches the literary realm in such works as The Third Witch and the Harry Potter series.ħ Origins Shakespeare's Three Witches are found in the account of King Duncan in Raphael Holinshed's history of Britain, The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1587). After Macbeth commits regicide to take the throne of Scotland, the trio delivers ambiguous prophecies threatening Macbeth’s downfall.Ħ The witches' dark and contradictory natures and their association with the supernatural set an ominous tone for the play. Shakespeare's witches are prophets They make predictions of Macbeth’s rise as king.
They decide the individual fates of the ancient Greeks Clotho – “the spinner” Lachesis – “drawer of lots” Atropos – “inevitable”Ĥ The Three Old Weavers Their original purpose was to determine the fate of individuals at birth Typically envisaged as three old women they spun man’s fate like thread Clotho spun the destinies on her spindle Lachesis measured the length of the thread on her rod Atropos cut the thread with her shears The Three Fates The Weird Sisters in Macbeth Presentation on theme: "The Weird Sisters in Macbeth"- Presentation transcript:
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