. In Shakespeare's time, witches were one convenient way to explain terrible maladies and misfortunes that happened, seemingly without cause, on a daily basis. Explain how the witches in Macbeth support this idea and take the blame away from Macbeth himself. Be sure to use key details from the play to support your ideas. (15 points)

If the witches had done what they were supposed to and not told Macbeth his prophecy, he would have remained loyal to King Duncan and never would have killed the king. The witches disobeyed Hecate and told Macbeth he was to become king after Duncan, leading to the start of Macbeth’s killing spree.

Explanation:

that is my explanation

1.) is true

2.) is false

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.