Subject: What is the importance of witches for Macbeth? Discuss the effects of witches on character, plot, themes, and audience. In the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, the witches have a strong effect on Macbeth, the characters, the plot, the theme, and the audience. They help build the piece and without them the story would have been totally different. The three strange sisters influence Macbeth in his actions, they affect the lives of the characters, direct the plot, they are linked to most of the themes and attract the attention of the audience. The witches have a strong effect on Macbeth's character; they strongly influence him in his achievements and awaken his ambitions. They give Macbeth a false sense of security with their appearances of truth. Instead, they prove harmful to Macbeth who takes too much comfort and confidence in his interpretation of truths. They are the ones who planted the very idea of ​​killing Duncan in Macbeth's mind. But if it had only been the witches' prophecies, Macbeth would surely not have murdered the king. “When you dared to do it, then you were a man” (Macbeth, Shakespeare Act 1 Scene 7). Lady Macbeth's constant harassment pushed Macbeth and caused him to do all this evil. When you reason for yourself, you tend to determine what is right and wrong, a conscience. But with the outside influence of witches, he thinks that this is his destiny and that he must do everything to fulfill it. It is questionable whether Macbeth ever had the chance to do what was right after meeting the witches. He is knocked down and killed. Through his own ambitions, those of his wife, and the witches' prophecies, Macbeth brought about his own destruction and downfall. We can now clearly see that ambitions that are not realized by our own abilities lead to destruction. “Hail Thane of Glamis and Cawdor and thou shalt be king hereafter.” (Act 1, scene 3) These prophecies of three strangers are taken without doubt and probably without good judgment. The mere thought that he could be king clouds his thoughts and ambition takes over. Witches can predict the future, add temptation, and influence Macbeth, but they cannot control his destiny..