What is the primary cause for Macbeth's descent into wickedness?
"Shakespeare's Philosophical Patterns" by Walter Clyde Curry
Summary and Analysis
Walter Clyde Curry discusses that the witches are demonic spirits, not hallucinations and that their main purpose is to bring the nature of evil into Macbeth. Curry states that the witches are just lost souls that belong to the devil, or perhaps even the devil himself although in the form of witches. Inevitably, the roles of the witches are mostly to cause tragedy and affect the entire play but also to show the good versus the evil. The use of their powers also indicates their connection with the supernatural and coming straight from Satan. Other than arguing about the witches' origin, Curry focuses on the demonic aspects of the play. Macbeth's vision of Banquo's ghost and the floating dagger, also Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking were mentioned as being a demonstration caused by demonic forces. It is mentioned that Macbeth and the......
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