In the tragedy of Macbeth, there are many different motifs used in the play. One of these reasons includes witchcraft and that is what I will talk about throughout this article. Witchcraft is a topic that has been talked about and believed in for many centuries, especially in the era of Shakespeare. Witchcraft was believed to be something associated with Satan and darkness. During the Burning Times, nine million women were killed for being witches. Witches were greatly feared because they were known to have great power and magic as a weapon. Although they were greatly feared, they were also of great interest to many people. To this day, people continue to write novels, make films, and create music about witches, witchcraft, and the great power they possess that has been called magic. During the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, there was a strong belief in witchcraft and the consequences were barbaric if you were caught being involved with witches, the devil or any kind of evil. In the Tragedy of Macbeth, the three witches aroused his great interest by their power and the prophecies they foretold. The prophecies in which they involved him allowed him to deceive himself. In Jacobean society, King James I believed in Christian paranoia about witchcraft and banned all beliefs and activities involving witchcraft. In this article I will discuss three main points: witchcraft in Macbeth, witchcraft in Jacobean society, and then compare and contrast the two topics. WITCHCRAFT IN MACBETH Macbeth is a play written by Shakespeare around 1606 during King's time. James I reign. Macbeth is one of the most intense plays Shakespeare ever wrote, where the play is insane from start to finish. In the play, Shakespeare uses a wide variety of literary devices, from ambiguity to