In Shakespearian times witches were looked upon as a source of all evil. This is why Shakespeare decided to use witches as a vital part in his play “MacBeth.” No discussion of evil would be satisfactory in Shakespeare without its most famous symbol of evil: the coven of witches whose interactions with MacBeth play a vital role in his own life. Banquo and MacBeth recognise the witches a something supernatural, as part of the landscape …showed first 75 words of 545 total…

…showed last 75 words of 545 total…the thane of Glamis and Cawdor at the end of the play. It could be said that he was responsible for his own downfall. However, MacBeth only took action after hearing the witch's prophecies, so I believe that MacBeth cannot be held totally responsible for what happens to himself. I believe that if MacBeth had never heard the witch's prophecies, he would have lived a happy, full life, and perhaps he would have become anyway