he did come” (I.ii.14-29) They disregard the importance of the lives of the sailor and his wife. Everything that they do is purely for their own amusement. To entertain themselves further they become involved with every aspect of darkness and disorder. They associate with Hecate and the dark sides of the moon. When Macbeth turns to the witches for answers they equivocate the truth that affects the destiny of Scotland. Their equivocations also affect Banquo and his choice to keep silent his suspicion of Macbeth. The witch’s interference caused Banquo to make this decision. Throughout the play the witches show no sign that they are not immoral. Everyone in Scotland feels the affects of their actions and that is why the disorder they cause is so satisfying. Their equivocations also influence Macbeth, Banquo, and Lady Macbeth to make decisions that will create their destiny. A second example of moral reversal is Macbeth. He was portrayed as a valiant, noble kinsmen of Duncan in the beginning of the play. We witnessed his first ascent into immorality when he stated “So foul and fair a day I have not seen” (I.i.38) These words can be directly attributed to the witches. They had hailed Macbeth King and from then on he had evil and darkness on his mind. This evil caused him to betray his King, kinsmen, country and most importantly his own morals and conscience. He made the decision to kill Duncan. However, even after Macbeth had committed regicide he could not control the corruption occurring in his mind. The darkness and evil within him had prevailed and caused him to suspect everyone around him. He even saw his best friend standing in his way. The witches also planted this thought in his mind when they had told Banquo that he would father a line of kings. Their lies had written Banquo’s fate in stone. He too was soon betrayed by his friend and murdered. Macbeth now becoming a cowardly villain did no...
