FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Hecate
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Nicneven
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Circe
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Diana
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Detailed explanation-1: -The goddess Hecate was associated with the moon. Because moonlight is pale, Shakespeare refers to her as “pale Hecate”. She was also the goddess of witchcraft.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hecate is the goddess of witchcraft, the boss of the 3 witches earlier. She was angry that the witches told Macbeth about his future without telling her. She decides to taking over the charge and plan to make horrible illusions for Macbeth and make him overconfident at everything.
Detailed explanation-3: -The character Hecate is an allusion to Greek mythology. Among the Ancient Greeks, Hecate was initially worshiped as a goddess of the wilderness and childbirth; however, she later became associated with sorcery as the patron goddess of feminine magic.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Hecate’s opinion, he is. She tells the Witches that Macbeth “loves for his own ends” and prophesies that Macbeth “shall spurn Fate, ” recalling the words “disdaining Fortune” from Act I. Without this line of argument, it would be easier to suggest that Macbeth is powerless to control his own destiny.