Essay On The Weird Sisters In Macbeth

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Let's begin our discussion with these questions and we'll see where they lead us. Who or what do the Weird Sisters represent in Macbeth? Do they reveal something about the character of Macbeth himself, and if so, what is it? How do they pertain to the themes that you see in the play? How do you envision the play without the presence of the Weird Sisters? How do they represent the Jacobean era? Remember to use textual support in your posts to present a well-developed answer.

Weird Sisters in Macbeth - who and what
The weird sisters open 'Macbeth' clearly stating that when they meet again it will be upon the heath, "There to meet with Macbeth," (Third Witch, line 9). In scene three we see a clearer image of the weird sisters as Macbeth …show more content…
He doesn't stand up to his wife and thus ends up murdering the king and ultimately the guards to cover his tracks and feign weary over the injustice to poor King Duncan. As the play progresses, the murders already committed by Macbeth become less consequential for him, he thirsts for an ever lasting place on the throne and views Banquo as a threat, as the Weird Sisters told Banquo that he would be the father of a line of Kings, mean while Macbeth has no children (Act 1, Scene 3 and Act 3, Scene 1). Ultimately, Macbeth feels driven to repeat the same evil deed time and time again until finally Macduff takes his life.

It seems the Weird Sisters represent women in the Jacobean era who did not fit into societal norms, and perpetuated wrong-doing, malice, witchery and evil spirits. The belief that women whom weren't subservient and docile were possessed or essentially evil was held during this time period. I believe that the play sans the Weird Sisters would have lost a lot of it's power, the initial coincidental properties of the prophecies would have gone unnoticed and thus Macbeth wouldn't feel compelled to murder the King and continue to murder until his own fateful

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