In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare there are three witches. It
is a historical tragedy about betrayal. The play was based on an actual King of
Scotland called Macbeth.
During this period of time witches were not so important but more like fortune
tellers. Elizabethan beliefs told that there was more to them than what met the eye.
They were said to have done many evil things with their supernatural powers, like
change what would happen in the future. Many people feared from these evil witches.
If someone was suspected of being a witch they would be tortured and persecuted…
