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Throughout William Shakespeare's Macbeth, many characters evolve and many disappear into the background. The main character, Macbeth (MB for short), travels through utter chaos when he proclaims himself monarch. When he first meets the witches of the supernatural, they tell him of the future. One of the themes amplified throughout the play is the circle of life, from the beginning to the end. The visions provided by the three witches begin Macbeth's quest for dominance. …

…death after another caused by the supernatural brings him closer to insanity and to his own death. In some spots, it looks like Macbeth needs to be told to put one foot in front of another. This tragic tale of one man's cycle of life lead by the supernatural, also paints a vision of the beginning of his plunge into insanity. Macbeth's first encounter with the three witches is truly the beginning of the end.