Overall, although Hecate has often been cut from performances, the Three Witches have provided, for the most part, an important “mysterious mystical backdrop” in the story of Macbeth and the main character’s inner turmoil. This paper aims to give a glimpse into their origins and story through time, including that of Hecate, the fourth and yet most powerful of the witches and her “fate” within the play, her rise and decline, and some of the many transformations of the witches through adaptations and later rewrites, which include all-singing, all-dancing comedic turns, dominance, or partial absence within the play. Shakespeare’s Witches The Wyrd sisters in Macbeth represent: Darkness Chaos Conflict 'Macbeth and Banquo encountering the witches, ' a woodcut from the Holinshed Chronicles. The Three Witches, or “Wayward Sisters” are an essential and well-known part of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, though since its first performance, their role and impact within the play has changed depending on the thoughts, norms and needs of the day. Ian Jedlica: The Story of the Role and Fate of Hecate and the Three Witches in Macbeth
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