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The witches in Macbeth: a thread 👇
Dr. Emma Smith's 2010 Oxford University lecture raises the question of the witches' power: do they cause Macbeth to kill King Duncan, or was he going to do it anyway? The power of direction vs. the power of prophecy
The witches' limited power is revealed in Act 1, Scene 3, when they discuss their inability to take the life of a sailor. This insight into their limitations helps the audience see that Macbeth's infatuation with them reveals more about him than the witches. #LimitedPower
