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the witches are used for stage dramatism due to the supernatural interest the Jacobean audience my have had at the time
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the witches would have also been appealing to James I, who had an interest for the history of witchcraft
if the king was pleased, Shakespeare would be sustained by him financially supporting theatre
the king saw witchcraft as 'agents of the devil', hence why Shakespeare presents them as responsible for the immorality of macbeth's actions
religious support may be ultimately gained from the witches, as macbeth eventually surcomes to the witches prophecies and it's his downfall
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