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• the witches symbolise the supernatural. in the jacobean era, witches were seen as possesed demons, associated with the devil and malovent. anyone associated with witches would be executed
• macbeth commiting regicide completely opposes the divine rights of kings. this is where royalty were seen to be chosen by god as well as represent/symbolise god .
• shakespeare wrote the play partially due to the intensity of king james beliefs regarding witchcraft and regicide. overall, its belived shakespeare wrote macbeth as a form to flattery to the royalties.