Hecate appears in Act III, because she is angry with them for wasting their efforts on someone like Macbeth. She feels that they have not used enough mischief with Macbeth and also, the fact that Macbeth has not been grateful to the witches for what they have given him. She feels that he is ungrateful and selfish. Hecate, therefore, decides to take charge of Macbeth's fate. She will conjure up more chaos, and greater turmoil for Macbeth.
Hecate's purpose is to make Macbeth feel over confident, she says that over confidence is man's worst enemy. Therefore, the second prophecy that is given to Macbeth holds two very important exceptions, which he does not figure out until it is too late to change his actions.
Hecate sets up Macbeth for his ultimate undoing. It is Hecate's purpose to unleash more evil into the world to create more suffering.
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