(Witches have been seen in many stories to bring a supernatural element into the plot. Witches are known to weave the fabric of human life and then cut the threads to end In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare used the witches to play with Macbeth's life through the use of prophecies) (The misunderstanding of the prophecies told to Macbeth played a significant role in Macbeth's destruction.) (Three ways for the witches ). deceived Macbeth showed him an armed head telling him to fear Macduff, a bloody child stating that no one born of woman will harm Macbeth, and a crowned child with a tree in his hand saying he would not be defeated until the wood of Birnam had not arrived at his place. castle on Dunsinane hill )(The first appearance given to Macbeth which heralds his destruction is told by "an armed Chief" (Shakespeare 4.1.67). He warns him: "Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! beware of Macduff"; this simple phrase does not seem to represent a threat to Macbeth as it warns him of Macduff but this has a double meaning (Shakespeare 4.1.71).)(After the witches have disappeared, Lennox came to report that “Macduff has fled to England”; Macduff goes to England to convince Malcolm to return and fight against the tyrant (Shakespeare 4.1.142 This shows that the first appearance was true about Macduff's danger and Macbeth sees this threat. The witches told him to fear Macduff, what that he already knows. The purpose of the first prophecy is to give Macbeth assurance that the prophecies are reliable and after seeing that they are, he proceeds to ask for more. What he doesn't pay attention to is the armed head that threw the 'warning. The armed head suggests that war or rebellion would be at hand; the head could perhaps be Macduff, in armour, who will be at... middle of the sheet... The misunderstanding of the prophecy leaves the important question unanswered; Will the woods move? This, along with the other prophecies, will mark the end of Macbeth's reign. (The misunderstanding played an indefinite role in Macbeth's downfall. The prophecy of "Macduff's fear" deceives Macbeth into telling him something he already knows, so he thinks the prophecies are reliable. The prophecy which states that no man born of woman will do bad for Macbeth it deceives him into believing that he is immortal. The last prophecy deceives him into believing that he will never be defeated until the great Birnam wood moves to Dunsinane hill.) (The misunderstanding of the prophecies. what was said in Macbeth had a significant role in Macbeth's destruction.) (Ambiguity has always produced a disastrous end product, whether it be instructions for a project or a strategic mistake in war, they all ended with unpleasant consequences.)