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Why does Shakespeare open the play by showing the witches? Why is it good for Macbeth not to appear first?

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Shakespeare shows the witches first to intrigue the audience with the supernatural. It's good not for Macbeth to appear first since the witches were introducing him and kind of explaining what's going to happen to him.

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