Macbeth Thane of Cawdor

In scene three Act 1 the witches meet again to torture Macbeth. Macbeth and Banquo are on their way to the king's court at Forres. They pass by the old witches and are disgusted by their appearances. The witches congratulate Macbeth with him being the Thane of Cawdor. They also say that Banquo is "lesser than Macbeth, and greater," and "not so happy, yet much happier." Macbeth gets fixated with his new title and this is what the witches want Macbeth to do.

The witches had beards, which were their false identities to not reveal their real appearances. They also did this for evil purposes.  The witches also broke the rules of natural order. They disobeyed the role of women in society by looking like men. The witches lead Macbeth onto his fate. Macbeth will become king no matter what he does. Macbeth can make a choice that will make his fate come faster, that represents free will. Since Macbeth is Christian there might be a ray of hope.