Macbeth feels omnipotent with his prophecies and does not realize that the witches are misunderstanding him. It was said that Macbeth "will never be defeated until the wood of Britain to the high hill of Dusine comes against him." (Shakespeare IV, i, page 127) The evident apparitions were "invocations of evil spirits and apparitions from the underworld and operations of black magic." (Cusick) Apparitions derived from the evil intentions that Macbeth had due to the lust for power and wealth. The ghosts came because of Macbeth, but they can be seen by Macbeth himself. The first apparition tells Macbeth to "beware of Macduff, and beware of the Lord of Fife" (ShakespeareIV,i, page 125) and to fear for Macduff's actions. Macbeth orders Macduff's murdering son and wife to protect themselves and be on the defensive, but this backfires by enraging Macduff even more to complete the quest to get back at Macbeth. When Macbeth becomes a tyrant, he cannot be harmed "for none born of woman shall be" harmed. (Shakespeare IV, i, page 125). This foreshadows the later events of the play where Macbeth is bloodthirsty and becomes more of a tyrant by committing cruel acts in an impulse that shows instability and