Macbeth: The Weird Sisters

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was murdered, he was
to become what the witches predicted. While the witches never said this,
Macbeth assumed that that was what they meant and the subsequent murder of
Duncan was carried out by Macbeth himself, but, he also ordered special
murderers to kill Banquo, Lady Macduff and her children. The murder and
bloodshed had absolutely nothing to do with the witches. Macbeth acted totally
out of his own will and beliefs.
Although Macbeth murdered Duncan, it was not planned and thought out.
When Macbeth heard the prediction given to him by the three witches, he wrote a
letter to his wife (Lady Macbeth). On reading this letter, Lady Macbeth
believed that if Macbeth murdered Duncan he would take his place at the Throne.
Lady Macbeth did not know that Duncan thought of her husband as a hero and
really wanted him to be Thane of Cawdor, as the original traitor would be killed.
When Macbeth returned home, Lady Macbeth told him that he must kill Duncan and
persuaded him by calling ...

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