Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth! Fool, Fool, Fool!

Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth. What a foolish King! What a fool, indeed. He wasted no time in making his prophesies come true. He killed King Duncan and took his crown and title for himself. His heinous hunger for power and control even drove him to have his friend Banquo murdered! How foolish. Aye, how foolish. Being the fair and foul witches that we are we decided to help the troubled Macbeth. We predicted that he would come to our cavern and seek our assistance; Aye, and he did. We showed him three apparitions. Each one offered him warning and advice.

(See act 4, scene 1)

The first told him to beware Macduff. The second warned that none of woman born shall harm him. The third advised that he was safe until Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane Hill. Being the fool he is, he did not think wisely. He deemed the apparitions false and impossible. A being not of woman born is possible, tis not? And Birnam Wood to Dunsinane Hill is not all that unfeasible. The fool did not accept or think over the warnings he was given. Instead, he only brought up his confidence more. Overconfidence will only cause failure, Tis not true? We then vanished, leaving him with enough caution and warning. If the so-claimed wise king cannot figure out things for himself who are we to fathom them for him? ‘Tis not our fault. All hail, Macbeth! All hail, foolish fool!

(By: Noshin Ahmed)