The play is very interesting and
everything is changing very quickly. So far I have read and watched Act 1, and I think the three witches were
controlling Macbeth's future.
In the beginning of the play, the three witches
meet in the desert and they discussed when they are going to meet again. They decided
to meet again when the war is over and Macbeth comes back from battle. They
meet again with Macbeth and Banquo at the forest while the two were coming back
from battle and going back home. At that time there was a war between the Scottish
and Norwegians. When they returned from battle, Duncan the king of Scotland found out that Macbeth and Banquo were the leaders of the army's victory.
When Macbeth and
Banquo meet the three witches they predicted their futures. They told Macbeth
that he will be thane of Cawdor and then the king. Macbeth didn't respond
immediately, but Banquo ask them if the witches can into his future too. They
said to him, “less or than Macbeth and greater and not so happy, yet much happier,
Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none” (1.3- 63-67) Macbeth couldn't imagine being the thane of Cawdor because
the current thane was alive. He wanted to know where the witches got this
information, but they wouldn't explain it to him, and they suddenly disappeared.
Then Macbeth said to Banquo "your children shall be kings,” Banquo respond, “You
shall be king.”(1.3- 84)
Then Ross and Angus enter and Ross said to Macbeth,
“the king hath happily received, Macbeth, the news of thy success. He bade me,
from him, call thee Thane of Cawdor.”(1.3-92-104) Macbeth was surprised to find out that what the witches were saying was true and then he ask Banquo if
he hope his children will be king. Banquo replies, can Devil speak true!
Macbeth didn't pay attention to him, and
started thinking about the throne.
Overall I like this play and I am interested in finding out how the witches prophesies will affect Macbeth and Banquo. So far, all of Shakespeare's plays that I have read have been very interesting,
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