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Yes. I think if the witches had not told him that he would be king, he would not have tried to be king. He would just be chillin and not think that he has to be the king and in turn try and kill Duncan

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Yes because he isn’t extremely hungry for power until the first part of the witches prophesy came true. After he gained the first step of power, he was immediately convinced he would become king and Lady Macbeth wants him to do it as quickly as possible.

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it was the witches fault. they awakened his inner greed. when telling him the prophecy it made him want to be king. he would have never killed the king if it weren’t for this prophecy. by hearing the prophecy it made him see what he could eventually become and we wanted that.

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I think his wife’s urges are what made him eventually commit his violent acts. If it hadn’t been for her nagging then the urges for power would of been almost natural rather than a incessant need. There is definitely a deeper more thought out plan coming from his wife that Macbeth doesn’t have. The nature of his wife being oppositional and doubting him also is a driving force as had had a need to almost impress her. If it wasn’t for her then his path to power would of been valiant and much less violent.

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The witches’ prophecies did awaken the hunger for power. If he wasn’t told that he would be king the thought of killing Duncan likely would not have crossed his mind. After they did it made him realize that he was “destined for greatness” and it started giving him ideas on how to gain this power and greatness.

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Macbeth seems skeptical of the witches prophecy. He has no plan for regicide until talking with his wife. He seems very reluctant to carry out this plan. If the witches influenced anyone's bloodlust its lady macbeth.

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I think they did. Macbeth didn’t really have issues with anyone until the witches interacted with him. Once they did, he was power hungry. Also, it wasn’t until after he heard his prophecy that he began to have thoughts about gaining power. His selfishness greed for power began after his interaction with the three witches.

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Yes. Macbeth became hungry for power once the witches allowed him to realize how much power he could have.

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Yes. Macbeth became hungry for power once the witches allowed him to realize how much power he could have.

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Yes it awakens Macbeth’s hunger for power. They give him the idea of assassinating Duncan in order to become king of Scotland. They make him greedy with this prophecy. They also bring out the evil qualities in him. This all contributes to Macbeth being convinced that the Witches’ prophecy is true.

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Even after receiving the prophecy, Macbeth is hesitant towards killing Duncan. Macbeth only resolves to finally kill Duncan after receiving constant encouragement from his wife. If not for his wife’s ambition, Macbeth would not kill Duncan. While Macbeth first thought about murdering Duncan, he had successfully overcome those thoughts until his wife encouraged him to end Duncan.

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He killed because of his wife’s nagging. He wants to be able please her but it is also his own desire. While the prophecy may have been true, he had to purposefully fulfill it. He had the choice to ignore it or go about it differently. The nagging caused him to kill the king because he felt the need to please his wife. He doesn’t want her to doubt him.

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While he did gain the idea from the witches, it was his wife that catalyzed his motives. He dismembered his loyalty to the king for his wife and abandoned much of his beliefs. It wasn’t the witches who gave him the initiative because he nearly backed out of the murder plot prior to consulting Lady Macbeth. It was his wife’s puppet master techniques that is currently driving Macbeth to attempt an assassination on the king. Lady Macbeth does this because she secretly wants all the power herself which she states in her soliloquy.

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I think the witches prophecies gave Macbeth ideas and reason to want to kill the king. The witches "inspired" Macbeth, and yes, awakened his hunger for power. Macbeth probably wouldn't have even thought of betraying his king prior to hearing the witches prophecies. He doesn't immediately think to kill the king but he assumes by what the witches are telling him that he must kill the king to fulfill the prophecy. Macbeth is also supported by those around him to kill the king.

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Yes, the witches' prophecies did awaken Macbeth's hunger for power. There was no mention of treason or desire for higher power before the interaction between the men and the witches; Macbeth seemed content with his level of power when he became Thane of Glamis and wasn't yearning for anything more. His wife was persistent and that likely added to Macbeth's desire for power, but if he hadn't heard that there was a possibility to be king, he wouldn't have entertained his wife's ideas for killing the king.

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While it's true that he made the final choice to kill Duncan because of his wife, he would not have considered it were it not for the witches' profecies. As soon as he realizes that the witches may have spoken true, he begins to consider how he could make it happen. He is the first one to suggest that he could become king of Duncan were to die. When Duncan speaks about how Malcolm will be heir to the throne, Macbeth begins speaking on how he wants to make himself heir by unsavory means. Macbeth is considering murder before ever speaking to his wife about the prophecy.

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Macbeth seemed to be uncertain towards the Witches’ prophecy. He was reluctant to act. However, since his wife was so doubtful, she urged him to act. She nagged him enough to make him kill Duncan. His wife simply encouraged him to go on with the plan and kill Duncan.

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While his wife did play a role in Macbeth's plan to kill the king, I don't think she is the sole reason he did it. The witches provided Macbeth with the idea to kill the king, which he did go along with for a while. His wife just "fanned the flames" of Macbeth's desire and plan to kill the king. Macbeth is hesitant to go through with his plan but is ultimately supported by all those around him. It's almost peer pressure to do something he's not sure he should do.

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yes, because although he may have had that hunger before, after the witches told him that he had the ability to become the king, he realized his power and that caused his hunger to be awakened. he began to take action because of the witches and most likely would not have taken action with the witches being the catalyst for the reaction.

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Yes, the prophecies did. Before the witches said anything there was no sign of him wanting to be king. When the witches prophecies happened, he became hungry to power. He wanted to become king which was not seen before.

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I think that the witches prophecies did awaken the thirst for power, because with the first two coming to fruition, he began to plot for a way that he could make the third correct as soon as possible. With this he decided to assassinate the current king and thus steal the throne for himself. I think that lady Macbeth merely helped push him a little in the right direction to finalize the plan.

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Yes. I think the three witches sparked inspiration within Macbeth. I think Macbeth set it in his mind that if the witches say he will be king, then he is allowed to do whatever he needs to get there. This created an arrogance and hunger for power within him. If he didn’t hear from the witches, I think he would have lived his life as normal. I don’t think he was originally power hungry. He doesn’t seems greedy to start, but I think he becomes that way

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I do believe that his killing was a result of his wife’s constant nagging. Once her character was introduced, she seems to constantly pursue power through her husband. She wants to experience what it’s like to be King through her husband. Macbeth seems loyal to the king before his wife is introduced into the story. It seems like she is the one driving him to kill the King, and he would not without her.

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I think the witches prophecies did awaken something in Macbeth. The first line he spoke in the entire text reflected his excitement over the prophecy. Also, I think he also did become a little power hungry and becoming Thane and that maybe gave him a taste of what being king would be like. So, he started to become impatient and took his prophecy into his own hands in order for him to become king quicker.

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I believe that the witches’ prophecies did awaken Macbeth’s hunger for power. At first, he was skeptical and did not believe the prophecies. But after he became Thane of Cawdor, he started to believe in the prophecies. He started to devise a plan to assassinate the King so that he could become King just like the Third Witch had proposed. If Macbeth had become Thane of Cawdor before hearing the witches prophecies, I do not believe his thirst for power would have been so strong as it is in Act I

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The witches' prophecies started to distract Macbeth with illusions of power and grandeur. Telling his friend Banquo and Lady Macbeth only made that hunger and realization for power worse. Now that he has people who support the idea of him being King, his mind only wants more. It tears him between his service to the king and satiating his newfound selfishness. Macbeth is definitely power-hungry if he chooses to kill the king to take over only a day after hearing the witches' prophecy.

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I think that the witches prophesy did cause MacBeth’s hunger for power to be awakened. MacBeth already had a decent amount of power but when the witches prophesy came true it showed him how powerful he could be come. His wife also helps to force MacBeth into wanting to become king as she says that she will do anything to make him king. Through all of this MacBeth realizes that he wants to become the king and he is also willing to do almost anything to get to that point.

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After he spoke to the witches, Macbeth still did not show a want to kill the king. I think it was his wife constantly nagging him that drove him to finally break. The wife almost peer pressures him into it.

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I think his unrelenting wife is what caused him to want to kill. As he was speaking to her, she wants him to do it, but he resists, saying “we will proceed no further in this business” however, she wont stop bugging him, to which he then gives in.

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Yes, without the hearing of a chance to become king I think that Macbeth would have stayed loyal and not even thought about regicide.

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The witches’ prophecies were what drove Macbeth to want to become king. Macbeth was previously seen as a righteous and loyal man. Immediately after speaking with the witches, he began plotting on how to take the throne, especially after seeing the prophecy of being named Thane of Cawdor become true. However, his wife’s urging also played a part in his motivation. Lady Macbeth wanted to capitalize on the possibility of her husband becoming King, so she helped set up the assassinations and kept pushing him to commit the murders.

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Yes, the witches awakened Macbeth's hunger for power. At the beginning of the story he isn't necessarily plotting to kill the king. However, towards the end we see that he is plotting to kill the king after the witches told him he could become the king.

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Yes, before the witches' words came true, Macbeth was doubtful and distrustful of them. After he was named Thane of Cawdor, he realized the potential for power that he could have. This led him to believe the witches' message that he would be king, causing him to begin plotting ways to achieve that position. Without the witches, Macbeth would likely have just been grateful for the new title he received and loyal to his king.

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If Macbeths wife had never encouraged him to kill the king, he wouldn’t have. He originally seemed skeptical of the witches prophecy. His wife made him feel an insistent need for power which made him think his only option was to kill. He was reluctant to follow through with his original idea of killing the king, but after consistent nagging from his wife, he agreed. Without this pressure, king Duncan would not have been killed

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Yes, I think that if the witches had not told him of their prediction that he would soon be king, he would not be near as ambitious or have these ideas of killing the current king. He may have been ambitious before, but not to this degree. This prediction not only awoke the ambitions of Macbeth but it also affected Lady Macbeth greatly. In this act, she is pushing him to commit regicide to become king more than he likes. Macbeths thoughts greatly changed once he talked to the witches about the idea that he would be king.

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The witches are not completely at fault for Macbeth’s hunger for the throne, but they were the ones that planted the idea in his mind. When people hear certain things they began to get curious. This is what is happening to Macbeth right now. The ideas and actions from his wife also adds fuel the fire. Even though the witches aren’t responsible for giving Macbeth the thought, they are responsible for getting him to think

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His wife pushed him over the edge to kill. But the idea of assassination was Macbeth's, therefore making him guilty. Just because someone hesitates to kill does not make them suddenly innocent. They still had that urge to commit a murder. Lady Macbeth's challenge and question of his manhood was a large factor in whether or not he followed through with the crime. However, his intents were originally to kill the king, with or without his wife's support.

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I think Macbeth's wife was the deciding factor in Macbeth killing the king. When Macbeth heard the witches' prophecy, he was taken aback at how he could be Thane of Cawdor, suggesting that he wasn't that driven by hunger for power. But when Lady Macbeth started constantly persuading him to think of murder, he gave in to her urging.

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Yes, I think if the witches hadn't said anything and then disappeared when he tried to get more information, he wouldnt have had the thought. The fact that he was made Thane of Cawdor right after the witches magically disappeared added fuel to the spark of "maybe I can actually do this." After the first part of the prophecy came true and the king sent for him to congradulate him and reveal the news that the previous thane was corrupt, Macbeth immediately wrote to his wife with the news and then rushed home to tell her everything. This shows he was supremely confident in the fact that he will become king and he's even willing to kill Duncan, someone who trusts and believes in him, to get thay power. And his wife pushing him even after his brief regret only added the pressure and want for that position.

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I think Macbeth killed King Duncan because of his wife’s persistent urging. She crafted a plan and antagonized him in a way by telling him to place his “courage to the sticking place.” She treats him like he can’t think for himself and her elaborate plan seems to have more of an effect on him than the prophecy from the witches. He is more skeptical of the witches, but still relatively believes what they’re saying. His wife’s plan reinforced his thoughts and set his urge to kill.

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The witches' prophecies did awaken Macbeth's hunger for power, as he and the king had a good relationship before the witches made their appearance; Macbeth did good work for the king and the king liked hime for it. After he hears the prophecies, however, he starts planning to kill all of the people in his way of becoming king.

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They did awaken Macbeth's hunger for power. This is because he didn't initially become hungry for power until that first part where the witch's prophecy came true. He automatically assumed he would become the next king. If it wasn't for the prophecy, he wouldn't have killed the king either. Being that he was "destined for greatness", it definitely overpowered his confidence.

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The idea that he could become king hadn't occurred to Macbeth as a realistic thing he could achieve. The witches' prophecy was the catalyst that made Macbeth seriously consider becoming king. If not for this prophecy, Macbeth would not have had any reason to think he could successfully overtake the king. The prophecy may have also put it into his mind that becoming king was his fate and that he would simply be fulfilling his destiny. Surely his wife's urgings wouldn't be enough to kill a man and become king if Macbeth himself hadn't wanted to himself.

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I think the witches prophecies did awaken something in Macbeth. The first line he spoke in the entire text presented his excitement over the prophecy. Also, I think he also did become a little hungry for power and becoming Thane. That may have gave him a taste of what being king would be like. He started to become impatient and took his prophecy into his own hands in order for him to become king quicker.

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Yes, I do believe the witches prophecies awakened his power hungry side of him. When the witches had first talked to him, he seemed confused by their prophecies. I believe this planted a seed within his mind that there was a possibility of him becoming king. Then, when the witches’ prophecies started coming true such as his new title, I believe this started fuelling the drive for power. Without the prophecy being stated before these events had occurred, I do not believe he would have the same mindset he currently has.

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Yes, they awakened his power. The witches reminded him of the power he could have. Before they spoke, he did not want the power as much. As they spoke more about it, he was more motivated to do so. The witches were certainly a large reason for him killing the king.

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Macbeth was skeptical of the witches' prophecies. Lady Macbeth insisted that she plan and carry out the regicide. Macbeth wanted to back out of the assassination. His wife talked him into it. Her thirst for power far exceeds Macbeth's.

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I think that he would not have killed the king if not for the nagging of his wife. He wanted to follow his moral code and not kill the king at the time as he had been treated kindly but with his wife being so insistent he ended up killing him.

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Yes, the witches' prophecies did awaken Macbeth's hunger for power. Before the witches', there wasn't any indication that he wanted to be king. Without their prediction, Macbeth would have likely stayed loyal and would not have the desire to kill the king. Without the witches he likely would have been happy with his role, without second thought. He became hungry for power, which wouldn't have happened without the prophecies.

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Yes. The witches caused Macbeth to realize that he could become king. He had not thought of this possibility before. This new prophecy gave him the idea that he would become king after the first part of the prophecy came true. He began to think about killing after he heard the witches prophecy but before he talked to his wife.

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Yes, the witches' prophecies did awaken Macbeth's hunger for power. After the witches delivered their proclamation, Macbeth couldn't get the idea to murder Duncan out of his mind. Without the prophecy, Macbeth most likely would have suppressed his want for power, and wouldn't think about actually assassinating Duncan. Macbeth uses the witches' proclamation to support his immoral thoughts, making him initially believe that the murder is necessary. Additionally, his peers such as Banquo and his wife encourage his idea to kill Duncan, further making him believe that the assassination is necessary and needed

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Macbeth's wife is the reason that he was driven to violence. She stayed very persistent and in his ear the whole time. Macbeth wanted to resist and wait out to see his fate fall into place. Lady Macbeth told him he was less of a man for not killing. Macbeth eventually took it upon himself to kill to show to his wife that he was not a coward and keep his fate aligned.

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Yes, the witches' prophecies awoke Macbeth's hunger for power. Macbeth would have likely never had the idea to obtain more power if they had not called him those titles. He was led to be curious from their prophecy and could not resist the temptation to learn more. This then led to his overwhelming need to obtain more power than he currently had. Banquo had also played into his hunger for power because he furthered Macbeth's curiosity.

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I think that the prophecies did awaken his hunger for power. I believe this because he doesn't strongly indicate that he wanted power before the prophecies. Afterwords, however, he is power hungry. These prophecies made him realize that other people agree he could be king and so he began to feel like he deserved more power. This increase in confidence and support drives Macbeth's want for power to the point where he will go very far to gain it.

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Yes. Their prophecies awakened Macbeth's hunger for power. They spoke words that incited him to think thoughts that would make him want to kill in order to get power

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The witches put ideas of powerful positions that Macbeth could reach into his mind. This intrigued him to the thought of it especially when compared to Banquo. When told he could have power, Macbeth suddenly felt he needed to reach that high stature. He continued to be left curious when the witches left as fast as they appeared.

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Yes, the witches' prophecies did awaken Macbeth's hunger for power. At first, he was disbelieving of the prophecies because the titles he was said to gain were already occupied. However, the first prophecy was already true and the second one came true, so Macbeth felt certain that the third, which said he would become King, should come true. To make it happen, he devised a plan to kill the king and take his place. Lady Macbeth egged him on because she wanted to acquire the wealth of King.

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The witches' prophecies did awaken his hunger for power. If he had never been given the idea he would be king, then he probably wouldn't have thought of killing Duncan. It was after they told him he was "destined for greatness" that he became hungry for power, and fueled him by giving him ideas on how to gain power.

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Macbeth did end up killing because of his wife's incessant nagging. Originally, he was skeptical of the prophecies and wanted to wait and see if his fate would play out naturally. However, Lady Macbeth gave a convincing speech as to why Macbeth should embrace the prophecy and commit an evil act. While he would have continued waiting for the King to die, his wife convinced him to take matters into his own hands.

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Macbeth resolved to continue on his path to murder King Duncan due to his wife’s persistence. Above anything else, Macbeth realizes that he would only be committing murder to benefit himself for greedy purposes. He can’t find a just reason for murdering the King, however when Lady Macbeth enters, she realizes that Macbeth no longer thinks it’s a good idea to follow through with the plan. Lady Macbeth is the one who wants more power, so she appeals to Macbeth’s manhood and convinced him that she has a fool-proof plan to take out the King. He is swayed by her persistence, and their plan continues on.

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It was undoubtedly his wife which pushed him to kill the king. Since he heard the prophecy, he had been hesitant to see it done. It was only after his wife's pressure that he gave in. If his wife told him to not kill the king, I believe he would have left the king alive. The prophecy was simply something which he knew would come to be while his wife pressed him to speed up the process in horrendous ways.

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I think that the witches only role was to say what is going to happen in the future. This got him thinking about the throne, but he did not have any ill intentions. He did not even think about killing the king until his wife mentioned it and even then he did not want to do it. Because of this I think the persistence from his wife caused him to kill the king. Without the help from the wife, he would not have killed the king.

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I believe his wife is responsible for urging Macbeth to kill and not the witches. While the witches introduced the idea to him, Macbeth remained hesitant towards the prophecies. Macbeth seems to begin to lean into the “plan” as his wife persists in her thoughts and her longing for power. Macbeth himself is neither for it nor against it. The witch's prophecies awaken an idea, but it is overall Lady Macbeth’s doing.