In this essay I am going to focus on what role the witches have in the play, Macbeth. I will also analyse Shakespeare's dramatic presentation of the Weird Sisters.

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Discuss the role of the witches in Macbeth

William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden sometime in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. There is no record of his date of birth, but his baptism was recorded by the church, and his birthday is assumed to be on the 23 April. William attended the local grammar school in Stratford where his parents lived, but did not go onto Oxford or Cambridge.

In 1582, at the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, a local farmer's daughter. Their first daughter, Susanna was born the next year in 1583, and twins Judith and Hamnet were born in 1585.

Shakespeare's life can be divided into three periods: the first 20 years in Stratford, which include his schooling, early marriage, and fatherhood; the next 25 years as an actor and playwright in London; and the last five in retirement back in Stratford where he enjoyed reasonable wealth gained from his theatrical successes.

Shakespeare probably left school at 15, which was normal, and took some sort of job, since this was the period of his father's financial difficulty. At some point, Shakespeare began his career with a London