Witches Good and Bad

November 12, 2008

Jim Schulz

The first thing I thought of when discussing the witches in Macbeth and whether they represented "good witches" or "bad witches" was The Wizard of Oz. Up until our discussion of Macbeth,The Wizard of Oz was the only movie/play that I recall that had a "good witch" and a "bad witch." In The Wizard of Oz the "good witch" was not only good but beautiful, where as the "bad witch" was not only bad but ugly. My interpretation of the witches in Macbeth are far from beautiful and by what I have read so far they appear to be up to no good. Like it was stated in our discussion they seem to manipulate. Perhaps as I read further, my thoughts will change, but up to now I feel these witches can be classified as "bad witches."