Shakespeare uses the witches becase A) they were widely popular in his time B) It would be more believable to watch three women prophetesses rather than a magical dragon on stage (remember, this was meant for theatre) and C) the witches (along with Lady Macbeth, and himself) drag Macbeth from good to evil. Their beginning prophecy was that little push to set his mind going, where Lady Macbeth then pushed him over the edge to actually do it.
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