In Macbeth, are the three witches responsible for the murder of King Duncan? In Macbeth, are the three witches responsible for the murder of King...

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responsible for the killing of King , and then Ladyis next in line for the responsibility
because she prodded him along.  Whatdid was light the flame, but they cooked with it.  The
witches influenced Macbeth, but if he had not already been thinking along those lines it never
would have gone that far.